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2010ʻs

Hawaii Hazard Awareness and Resiliency Program

January 29, 2026

A brand new initiative to support community preparedness through partnerships and resources was developed by SCD and the Pacific Disaster Center in October 2012. The Hawaii Hazard Awareness and Resiliency Program was designed to: increase hazard awareness; enhance understanding of...

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Exercise Makani Pahili

January 29, 2026

Exercise Makani Pahili History Makani Pāhili, meaning “strong winds” in Hawaiian, is the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense’s annual hurricane exercise designed to test and strengthen coordinated response capabilities before the start of the hurricane season (June - November)....

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2011 Tsunami

December 29, 2025

CHECKING THE WAVE ACTION – Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong, the adjutant general, check the Kona Coast post-tsunami waves after the Fukushima, Japan earthquake. Lt. Col. Charles J. Anthony photo http://tsunami.csc.noaa.gov/map.html?mapname NEW TEAM TESTED – Gov....

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2010’s HIEMA Photographs 

September 30, 2025

WATCHING FOR SIGNS – State Civil Defense Response Team checks the monitors for Chilean tsunami warning updates, Feb. 27, 2010. State Civil Defense photo THE LAST SUMMIT – (Top right) Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, head, International Cantre for Political Violence &...

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