Wednesday, August 6, 2014

City & County of Honolulu's Evacuation shelter list in preparation for Iselle


Department of Emergency Management releases Oahu evacuation
shelter list in preparation for Iselle
Honolulu— The Department of Emergency Management advises Oahu residents that the following American Red Cross hurricane shelters will be available and open for evacuees on Thursday, August 7 at 10:00 p.m.
SCHOOLS ADDRESS AREA COMPLEX PET
Campbell High School 91-980 North Rd Ewa Beach Kapolei
Kaimuki High School 2705 Kaimuki Avenue Honolulu Kaimuki YES
Kaiser High School 511 Lunalilo Home Road Honolulu Kaiser
McKinley High School 1039 South King St Honolulu McKinley
Castle High School 45-386 Kaneohe Bay Dr Kaneohe Castle
Mililani High School 95-1200 Meheula Parkway Mililani Mililani
Pearl City High School   2100 Hookiekie Street Pearl City Pearl City YES
Waialua High School/Intermediate 67-160 Farrington Highway Waialua Waialua YES
Nanakuli High School/Middle 89-980 Nanakuli Avenue Waianae Nanakuli YES
BYU-HAWAII 55-220 Kulanui Street Laie Kahuku YES
 
The above shelters are designated as official shelter locations by the City and County of Honolulu. A hurricane evacuation shelter should be your refuge of last resort if you have absolutely no where else to go.
 
Who should evacuate? Residents in the coastal evacuation zones as shown in the yellow tabbed disaster preparedness section of your telephone directory.  Residents living in older homes built before 1995, on exposed ridgelines and anyone living in an area prone to or with a history of flooding.  Remember, if you choose to evacuate to a shelter you must bring all of your disaster supplies with you. 
 
If you live in a home built after 1995 to current hurricane standards and you are not located in a coastal evacuation or flood zone you should consider Sheltering-in-Place in an interior room on a lower floor without windows.
 
Transportation
 
Special evacuation shuttles will begin operating at 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night to serve the designated shelter locations. If you need transportation to an evacuation shelter TheBus will provide free transportation. These buses will display an EVACUATION sign. Riders need only flag a bus down anywhere along the route they are traveling and they will be taken to the nearest evacuation shelter. Riders will be allowed to bring one bag and pets as long as they are on a leash or in a pet crate or carrier. Designated evacuation routing for each of the ten shelters will be issued soon.
 
Before leaving for a hurricane shelter, residents should close windows and doors and shut off/unplug all electrical items and shut off utilities if told to do so.
 
Residents bringing pets to designated pet friendly shelters will need to provide extra food and water for their pet, a pet carrier/cage for each pet that is large enough for them to turn around in as well as cleaning supplies.  You will be expected to assist with your pets care.
 
Keep in mind that the American Red Cross does not allow weapons, illicit drugs, alcohol, and smoking in shelters

Monday, August 4, 2014

Save the Kapolei Interchange - Alleviate Traffic

Aloha,

Kapolei & Makakilo NEEDs your help. especially since our representative has gone AWOL from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) Policy Meetings.

In case you did not know ONLY Part One of the Kapolei Interchange is done.

Now there is effort to kill (aka delay indefinitely) the other much NEEDed phases with current Draft Revision #30 Amendment to the Federal Fiscal Years 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This “updated” amendment NOW includes language which deletes the funds from Phase 2 & 3 for the Kapolei Interchange.

This amendment would have come up at the last OMPO Policy meeting but there was no quorum from State side since the Representative for House District 42 was away with out explanation.  This amendment will now come up at the August 11, 2014 OMPO Policy meeting

Help us SAVE this project by sending an email to OahuMPO@OahuMPO.org and dotpao@hawaii.gov  and let the policy makers know that you object to this deletion.

For more information about the project see below. For attendance records please visit http://www.oahumpo.org/about-mpo/committees/policy-committee/


Mahalo nui loa for your time and your support!

Michael Golojuch

Kapolei Interchange - Project Description:
Phase 1 involved adding a westbound ramp from Makakilo Drive to the H-1 west installing eastbound on- and off-ramps for the new Kapolei Interchange.  (DONE)
Phase 2 will complete the construction of the Wakea Street and separate its associated ramps.
Phase 3 & 4 involve completing the Kapolei Interchange Complex.  Including completing the Kapolei Interchange Complex - which includes construction of the Palailai and Makakilo interchanges.


Language we are in opposition to:
OS22 – Interstate Route H-1, Kapolei Interchange Complex.
TIP Revision #30 Details:
Deleting the project from the 4-year TIP.  Deferred and inflated Phase 2, CON, (by 2% per year) from FFY 2014 to FFY2015.  Deferred ADVCON from FFY 2015 to FFY 2016.  The executed Utility Agreement is delayed.  Deferred and inflated Phase 3, DES, (by 2% per year) from FFY 2015 to FFY 2016.  Deleted Phase 3, ROW, and Phase 4, DES and ROW.

Walk-In Voting

EARLY WALK-IN Voting
City and County of Honolulu
July 28th to August 7th
 
Honolulu Hale
530 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Monday through Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Kapolei Hale
1000 Uluohia Street
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
Monday through Saturday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Huricane Preparedness - 7-Day Disaster Supply Kit


7-Day Disaster Supply Kit
 
Your disaster supply kit should contain enough of the following items to last for 7-days:
 
Water - One gallon of water per person per day for seven days for drinking and sanitation
Food - Non-perishable food that does not require cooking.  Popular local foods such as Spam, corned beef and Vienna sausage
Eating Utensils – Plates, mess kits, forks and chop sticks.  Don’t forget a non-electric can opener for canned foods
Radio - Battery-powered or hand crank radio with NOAA Weather alert
Light - Flashlight and/or a portable fluorescent or LED light
Spare batteries - Check annually
First Aid – Get a first aid kit and consider enrolling in a certified first aid, CPR and AED course
Whistle – Important for signaling for help.  A whistle carries much farther than the human voice and uses less energy than yelling
Dust Mask – Helps to filter contaminated air
Sanitation - Moist towelettes, toilet paper, 5-gallon bucket, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
Tools - Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities, duct tape
Maps -  Local area maps
Prescription – Special medications and glasses
Baby - Infant formula and diapers
Pets - Pet food and extra water for your pet
 
Emergency Information
 
In addition to being prepared residents should maintain a high level of awareness anytime an active tropical cyclone system is near the Hawaiian Islands.  The Department of Emergency Management will issue Emergency Public Information over TV and radio. In addition residents can receive emergency information via:
 
NOAA Weather Radio - NOAA Weather Alert Radios can notify you 24 hours a day to hazards in our area including severe weather, hurricanes and tropical storms and tsunami events.   In addition many of these units can activate other warning devices such as a strobe light to provide a visual warning.  These radios are available from many Oahu electronics and department stores. 
 
NIXLE Messaging - DEM highly recommends signing up to receive emergency email and text messages sent directly to your cell phone from Nixle.  Go to www.nixle.com/dem to set up your account.   Standard text messaging charges may apply.
 
Social Media - DEM will also issue information updates via Twitter www.twitter.com/Oahu_DEM and Facebook www.facebook.com/OahuDEMNOTE: DEM Twitter and Facbook pages should not be used to request emergency assistance.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Michael Golojuch e-Friend-to-Friend Card‏


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MAHALO NUI LOA!

Special MAHALO to HGEA for the blueprint!