Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan: 20. Plan Update Procedures

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Chapter•20:Plan Update Procedures Mitigation Project Entity in Responsible Charge Estimated Completion of Technical Work New DFTRM's to be based on the most protective of FEMA's 2008 hurricane study FEMA,County Hawaii 2011 boundaries and the current FTRM's coastal Department of Public Works floodplain boundary.The northeast coastline will continue to reflect the current FIRM'S coastal floodplain boundary,which is based on Tsunami indundation. Iimprove the riverine flood zones on the FEMA,County of Hawaii 2011 DFTRMs Department of Public Works Other anticipated work in the next 1 to 4 years includes: • Public awareness community-based workshops and symposia where public input is gathered while providing specific hazard, risk, and mitigation information. Hawaii County agencies regularly have several such public meetings every month, supported by coordinated efforts of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory and University of Hawaii • Public Symposia and Teacher Training Workshops on Natural Hazards (2010) CSAV will host a series of four public symposia and teacher training workshops that will address the major natural hazards occurring in Hawaii (Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes, Tsunami, and Hurricanes). The format of each workshop and symposium will consist of a morning set of presentations that will address various aspects of the hazard: the "science of the hazard"; the impacts of the hazard on individuals; the impact of the hazard on the community and critical infrastructure; mitigation measures that individuals can take to reduce the threat of the hazards; mitigation and assistance measures that the government has taken or can take to reduce the threat to the community. The symposia will be free and open to the public. School teachers on the island will be offered an opportunity to attend the symposia and participate in follow-on workshops for professional training credit that will contribute to their advancement in their profession. Enrolled teachers will be required to attend the morning Public Symposium session and, after a noon break, will reconvene for the first of the follow-on workshop sessions. In this meeting, the experts who provided presentations to the morning session will participate in discussion sessions with the teachers to: answer more technical questions, provide guidance on available curricular materials relevant to the hazard, and assist teachers to develop ideas and concepts for incorporating hazards awareness in their lesson plans. Discussions with the domain experts will be followed by a group activity under the guidance of a master teacher in the refinement of lesson plans that contribute to their students' ability to meet current curricular standards for their grade level. These activities will conclude the first workshop. About two weeks later, the teachers will be required to attend a second workshop to provide feedback and discussion on the results of their use of the hazards- related lesson plan in the classroom. The second workshop will also incorporate a field trip and visit to a facility relevant to the hazard(e.g. a visit to the Kilauea summit and the 20-3 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan