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2.1 Aging Policy 100 Develop a broad spectrum of care for the aging population of the area, including: • Increase age -in-place options; • Support expansion of programs such as traveling nurses, in-home care visits, meals -on - wheels, etc., (GP 2.3(x), (n)) Policy 111 Use alternative energy sources to power County facilities within the Planning Area. 2.2 Civil Defense Policy 89 County Civil Defense and State Civil Defense should ensure that communities within the Hamakua Planning Area are adequately served by emergency shelters. Policy 90 In coordination with the State Civil Defense Agency and in line with Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plans, harden critical facilities. • Laupahoehoe Fire Station Hardening; • Replace and relocate the Honoka'a Fire Station to Highway 19; • Harden Kula'imano Community Center (Pepe'ekeo); • Look for opportunities to combine hardening with other facility improvements, such as ADA improvements, etc. Policy 91 County Civil Defense, in cooperation with Red Cross, FEMA, State Civil Defense, DOE, and DAGS, should conduct routine facility assessments for all emergency shelters in the Planning Area and keep the County Multi -Hazard Mitigation Plan emergency shelter references up-to-date. (GP 10.3.2(1) & (j)) Policy 92 Develop and adopt hazard mitigation plans specifically for Laupahoehoe Point and Waipi'o Valley, including evacuation plans. (GP 10.3.2 (j and k)) Policy 93 Assess the feasibility of installing an emergency telephone for Waipi'o Valley residents and determine if additional emergency telephones are appropriate and feasible in other areas of low cellular connectivity. (GP 11.3.2 (b)) Policy 94 Educate and prepare the public for disaster preparedness and response by increasing the number of CERT programs in the Hamakua Planning Area. (GP 10.3.2 (k)) Policy 111 Use alternative energy sources to power County facilities within the Planning Area. 6 Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies