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Chapter 19:Mitigation Stratq, <br /> HAWAII COUNTY PROJECT/PROPOSAL SUMMARY LISTING OCTOBER 12,2009 <br /> Mitigation Actions for Drought and Wildfire Events <br /> Description Status <br /> Drought/Wildland Fire Mitigation Plan County of Hawaii Drought Mitigation Strategy Being updated <br /> 2004 <br /> Identify wildfire hazard areas: See GIS maps in Drought Risk and Completed. <br /> Vulnerability Assessment and GIS Mapping <br /> Project Project,UHSOEST and SSRI,2003 <br /> Wildland Fire Mitigation Resource Mapping and Core resource inventory completed Periodic updates needed every 18 <br /> Inventory Program: Continue the development and months. Hawaii Wildfire Management <br /> maintenance of a GIS map and database to identify Organization does these updates; <br /> the location,type,and contact information for HWMO is also working on a portable <br /> various widland fire protection resources. version for first responders—due <br /> December 2009. <br /> Establish and maintain firebreaks around roads and $2.21M Long-term 1 5-yr proposed project <br /> communities in North and South Kohala districts <br /> (includes the Kawaihae,Waikoloa,and Waimea <br /> LL <br /> communities <br /> M Mitigate wildfire threat along strategic corridors in $500,000 2-year project Wildfire mitigation for the forest is an <br /> the Puako Forest to reduce the threat of a Ladder fuels along these corridors will be element in the South Kohala <br /> catastrophic crown fire that could destroy the forest removed. Community Development Plan,which <br /> and homes as well as threaten nearby resort was adopted by ordinance by Hawaii <br /> complexes. County in 2008. <br /> Install dry hydrants and develop static water $10,000/site in high hazard wildland fire Proposed Project <br /> sources: The water source/dry hydrant will allow districts <br /> fire trucks to refill their water tanks when fighting <br /> forest and grassland fires in the Hamakua area. <br /> Remote Weather Montoring:Establish and $85,000;Intellisense telemetry system under 5-yr proposed project <br /> maintenance Remote Automated Weather Stations development by UH This project partially completed with 3 <br /> in the districts of North Kohala,South Kohala,Kau, new RAWS stations in S.Kohala& <br /> Kona,and Mauna Kea. Kona <br /> Go to Page 1 <br /> Go to Page 2 <br /> Note.'Italics indicates project called for in the 2005. County ofHawaii Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> 19-30 Hawaii Cnurny Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />