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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.

NTAS Nation Terrorism Advisory System
See the Threat Level on the National Terrorism Advisory System
If you see something, say something
What to Do When You Witness Suspicious Activity
Stay Up-to-Date on the Latest Cyber Safety Events in Hawaii
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Learn How OHS Uses Federal Grant Money in Hawaii
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Learn How SWIC Helps Prepare the State Communication Networks in Case of Emergency
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Browse Hawaii Homeland Security Training Opportunities

Protect. 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

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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.

View current NTAS bulletin

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.

View current NIMS guidelines

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.

View National Preparedness Goal documents

Recent News

National Security Agency – Hawaii Cybersecurity Work Study/Scholarship Opportunities

8/4/2018

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently announced their Hawaii cybersecurity work study and internship  programs available to high school and college students. While the list released includes many other excellent opportunities nationwide, the following programs are available here in Hawaii: High School Work Study Program – Hawaii location (application deadline is September 30, 2018) Stokes…

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