Office of Homeland Security State of Hawaii | Department of Defense
Working to Keep Hawaii Safe
The Office of Homeland Security’s (OHS) primary responsibility is to enhance Hawaii’s security preparedness and resilience in an integrated, synergistic, relevant, proactive, flexible, cost effective, full-spectrum effort across all domains in order to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to and recover from attacks, natural disasters and emerging threats.
OHS News
OHS also has a responsibility to keep the public informed about the latest homeland security news and how it relates to keeping Hawaii safe.
CompuGirls Hawaii – Virtual Engagement Program
9/21/2020CompuGirls Hawaii is an affliliate of CompGirls, a national program focused on increasing opportunities for girls of color in the fields of Science and Technology and funded through the Defense STEM Education Consortium. In partnership with CyberHawaii and the University of Hawaii, they will be hosting CompuGirls Hawaii 2020 Virtual Engagement Program that will span…
Read More about CompuGirls Hawaii – Virtual Engagement ProgramDHS CISA – 3rd Annual National Cybersecurity Summit
9/16/2020Department of Homeland Security – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS CISA) We are excited to bring back our Annual National Cybersecurity Summit for its third year! This year, we’re doing things a bit differently. CISA’s Annual National Cybersecurity Summit will be held virtually as a series of webinars every Wednesday for four weeks beginning…
Read More about DHS CISA – 3rd Annual National Cybersecurity SummitWomen in Cybersecurity Fall Virtual Career Fair
9/4/2020Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) will be hosting a Virtual Career Fair that will be include opportunities for a part-time or full-time job, internship and scholarships. This Virtual Career Fair will be held on September 9 from 7am to 11am HST and is free to all WiCyS members. There will be 70+ strategic partners and conference…
Read More about Women in Cybersecurity Fall Virtual Career FairProtect. Prevent. Recover.
Safety for the people of Hawaii comes in the form of preparedness. Only by being prepared is Hawaii able to have a sound strategy for combating terrorism and mitigating the effects of critical incidents.
We All Share the Responsibility for Security
The National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) consists of alerts and bulletins that communicate current developments regarding threats of terrorism and general terrorism information. NTAS helps Hawaii citizens recognize that we all share responsibility for the nation’s security, and should always be aware of the heightened risk of terrorist attack in the United States and what we should do.
The Guide for Success in Community Preparedness
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is the foundation for how Hawaii OHS achieves its goal and is essential to fulfilling objectives for receiving federal grant money. NIMS guides all levels of government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work together to mitigate, respond to, and recover from incidents. NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System.
The National Preparedness Goal
The National Preparedness Goal identified five mission areas:
- Prevention. Prevent, avoid or stop an imminent, threatened or actual act of terrorism.
- Protection. Protect our citizens, residents, visitors, and assets against the greatest threats and hazards in a manner that allows our interests, aspirations and way of life to thrive.
- Mitigation. Reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters.
- Response. Respond quickly to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs in the aftermath of a catastrophic incident.
- Recovery. Recover through a focus on the timely restoration, strengthening and revitalization of infrastructure, housing and a sustainable economy, as well as the health, social, cultural, historic and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident.
The mission areas are used to group FEMA‘s 32 core capabilities, which are the distinct critical elements needed to achieve the goal.