HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-05 Hawaii County Prepares for Hurricane Hector -- press release
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
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August 5, 2108
NEWS RELEASE
Hawai'i County is Preparing for Approach of Hurricane Hector
The County of Hawai’i is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Hector in the Central
Pacific region later this week.
County, Federal and State agencies, along with private entities, met on Sunday at the
Civil Defense Agency’s Emergency Operations Center for an orientation briefing.
Mayor Harry Kim said the session was aimed at getting staff familiar with the
background regarding the storm, which was approaching the 140-degree longitude
boundary into the Central Pacific.
According to the National Weather Service, the earliest reasonable onset of effects on
Hawai'i Island will be sometime on Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.
Civil Defense will keep the community informed through regular updates. We continue
24-hour operation to monitor the eruption in the Lower East Rift Zone and the hurricane.
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