{"id":5505,"date":"2021-07-29T10:59:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/?page_id=5505"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:37:53","slug":"state-hazard-mitigation-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/state-hazard-mitigation-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"State Hazard Mitigation Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hazard mitigation is a shared responsibility between state agencies; county governments; private companies; and non-governmental groups and organizations, including local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State of Hawai\u2018i formed the State Hazard Mitigation Forum in 1998 with representatives from a broad spectrum of state and county agencies and the non-governmental sector. Voting Members serve three-year terms and can be reappointed, while Ex Officio Members are non-voting. The Forum serves as an advisory body to HIEMA through these primary functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coordinate hazard mitigation activities in the State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommend and prioritize project nominations for the BRIC and HMGP grant programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct a statewide public awareness campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assist in obtaining funds for mitigation projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a hazard mitigation strategy for the State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Voting Member<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Affiliation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Jim Buika<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Maui County Department of Planning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Jonathan Chin<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hawai\u02bbi State Energy Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Pao-Shin Chu<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Hawai\u02bbi  School of Ocean &amp; Earth Science &amp; Technology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Alan Clinton<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kaua\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Jimmie Collins<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hawai\u02bbi Office of Homeland Security<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Sarah Harris<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency, City &amp; County of Honolulu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>John Jacob<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hazard Evaluation &amp; Emergency Response, Department of Health<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Sybil Lopez<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Maui County Department of Planning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Bethany Morrison<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hawai\u02bbi County Long Range Planning Division <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Tara Owens<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">University of Hawai\u02bbi                     Sea Grant College Program <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Genevieve Sullivan<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Highways Division, Department of Transportation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>April Suprenant<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Hawai\u02bbi County Planning Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Jan TenBruggencate<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kaua\u02bbi Island Utility Cooperative Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Michael Walker<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Department of Land and Natural Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Lisa Webster<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Coastal Zone Management Program, State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hazard mitigation is a shared responsibility between state agencies; county governments; private companies; and non-governmental groups and organizations, including local residents. 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