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<br />was broken at that time. It doesn’t matter if it’s in your district or your <br />neighborhood. That’s one of the things about community. It works. <br /> <br />D. Oliveira <br /> stated that they just purchased the language cards for Civil Defense. <br />This is information for people who don’t speak English. It would be good to <br />include other communication medium in brochures that go out so we can reach <br />out to everyone. With meetings like this, we’re identifying some of the gaps and <br />finding ways we get to close them. And I would welcome suggestions from <br />anyone. <br /> <br />A. Mitchener <br /> declared that they are working on evacuation plans for kids from <br />Keaukaha School. The recommendation is for them to head toward the airport <br />and cross the tarmac. They were meant to be picked up by bus then bused to <br />the Home Depot parking lot so that parents wouldn’t interfere with trying to find <br />their kids in an emergency at the airport or the school. So that’s a creative kind <br />of concept of transportation and meeting at a safe place and getting out of a <br />really tight area. Alisa is also brainstorming transportation solutions for people <br />who are homebound to possibly a meeting place where they then could be <br />transferred to another point. <br /> <br />D. Oliveira <br /> stated having meetings with the Elderly Activities Division where <br />Roann shared a concern relating to the October earthquake/tsunami event. They <br />were picking up seniors that had special needs. The notice/communication that <br />went out stated go to Hilo High School. The buses went to Hilo High School, but <br />DOE wasn’t open/ready, so they were told to go to Carvalho Park. The bus <br />drivers or pick up crews weren’t going to just drop them off leaving them alone <br />and in the dark, so Roann then made a command decision and said go to <br />Kamana because at Kamana they had resources to help. But again, things like <br />that weren’t necessarily planned. We have to fix all these things. <br /> <br />There are several different opportunities for disaster preparedness according to <br />D. Oliveira <br />. June is the kick-off to hurricane season for the state. And what was <br />already predetermined for the exercise was to run some public education and <br />outreach to the Hamakua area. Many churches have facilities. They can provide <br />sheltering. It’s just integrating them into the response plan so if we have <br />something, we can say, church so and so is open and accepting people that <br />need assistance to go there. So we try to improve the capabilities and capacity <br />with integrating with different players into the plan. <br /> <br />M. Denning <br /> brought up the idea of having some of the major stores like Walmart, <br />K-Mart, etc. to give discounts for times of emergency. <br /> <br />D. Oliveira <br /> likes that concept because 95% of what is consumed is shipped. If it <br />affects the ports, you need to plan for 7-10 days. For people on limited income, <br />that’s hard. And that’s why it’s so important we stress this through community, <br />knowing our neighbors, knowing what assistance they may need, what <br />assistance they can provide. We just need to reconnect with one another. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />