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.
SANS Institute 8th Annual Security Awareness Summit, August 5-6
7/8/2021SANS Institute is hosting their 8th Annual Security Awareness Summit during August 5-6. This online security summit will include talks and interactive sessions featuring global cybersecurity speakers. This summit will feature: – In-depth Summit Talks – A One-of-a-Kind Virtual Networking Experience – Closely Aligned SANS Awareness Live Online Courses This is a no-cost event that…
Read More about SANS Institute 8th Annual Security Awareness Summit, August 5-6Windward Community College – Free Certificate of Competence in Information Security
5/21/2021‘Ao Kahi is a Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education project that covers Windward Community College student tuition to complete the Certificate of Competence in Information Security, a paid 40-hour internship, and many opportunities. This certification includes the following four courses in Information Security: ICS 171 – Introduction to Computer Security (3 credits) ICS 184…
Read More about Windward Community College – Free Certificate of Competence in Information SecurityGenCyber Hawai‘i Summer Virtual Program Announced
5/7/2021GenCyber Virtual Camps are being offered for FREE throughout the summer. The goal of this camp is to help all students understand correct and safe on-line behavior, increase diversity and interest in cybersecurity and careers in the cybersecurity workforce of the nation, and improve teaching methods for delivering cybersecurity content in K-12 computer science curricula.…
Read More about GenCyber Hawai‘i Summer Virtual Program AnnouncedProtect. 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.