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was only related to the lava flow out in Puna. It did not go into any emergency <br />preparedness or go into what they can do to make things smoother. <br /> <br />Dr. Alameda <br /> stated that he is working with Darryl Oliveira and made him aware and <br />cognizant that people with disabilities, people in wheelchairs, people who cannot see, <br />difficulty in hearing, and even for our aging people who have dementia are basically the <br />vulnerable populations who may need assistance in how we put them into the plan. So, <br />D. Oliveira is very aware of it. <br /> <br />K. Riedel <br /> explained about the different locations of the shelters, and some needing <br />medical supplies like oxygen, refrigerator for medications etc. Most of the shelters were <br />at the schools and those allow pets and are for people with disabilities. And that is a <br />struggle to Civil Defense because they would need to know where to distribute all the <br />equipment like oxygen, etc., and deal with HEPA laws. All of this would need to be <br />planned ahead of time. <br /> <br />S. Nagasawa <br />According to , at one of the meeting with Civil Defense, Darryl Oliveira <br />planned to meet with DOE and other agencies to get input on a better planned response <br />so there would be no duplication of services. There are things out there to help people <br />and what Civil Defense is trying to do is get input from everybody and then make a plan <br />that’s workable that can be utilized for any emergency. <br /> <br />Dr. Alameda <br /> stated that another thing that came out of the Civil Defense meeting was <br />that they need to develop one universal form that each department should have when <br />an emergency arises, stating exactly what everybody needs so we don’t keep going <br />back and have them share the same story over and over. So Kimo was happy to have <br />that as an outcome of their meeting. <br /> <br />One of the things discussed was having a buddy system. A buddy system is good only <br />if they have a good friend or relative in the neighborhood they trust. And that should be <br />organized within each subdivision, their board of directors, the neighborhood <br />association. A lot of people don’t have plans in place for emergency preparedness. <br />This cannot be done a couple of days ahead of the emergency; you need to be <br />prepared and have all your things ready. <br /> <br />G. Avilla <br /> feels that the buddy system is a really good idea. Her only concern was <br />implementing it. People in apartment complexes keep to themselves. The resident <br />managers do not help with evacuations in times of emergency. It would be the <br />responsibility of the individual. Sam inquired about the reason why resident managers <br />would not step up and help. Gena said it was a liability issue. According to Karin, it <br />would be an almost impossible task to do for one person. Denni Gaeth with Full Life, <br />stated that direct service workers are not required by law to take care of clients during <br />times of emergency or disasters. <br /> <br />J. Souza <br /> was very happy this issue was being brought up. He understands that the <br />community needs to be warned and notified, but that it is particularly difficult with the <br />deaf community. Parents can take care of their deaf child, but adults, senior citizens <br />don’t hear the sirens. They have phones and if it vibrates with an emergency text that is <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />