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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.
Hawaii OHS News
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Hawaii AG Anne Lopez Warns of Fake FBI Bitcoin Phone Scam
https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/News-Release-2023-10.pdf
Stormy weather on the Big Island has caused road closures and prompted the opening to two shelters. No homes are affected at this time, the shelters are being offered for travelers who cannot continue due to the closures.
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.
National Cybersecurity Strategy – March 2023
3/2/2023Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy: “This National Cybersecurity Strategy establishes a clear vision for a secure cyberspace. The Department of Homeland Security continuously evolves to counter emerging threats and protect Americans in our modern world. We will implement the President’s vision outlined in…
Read More about National Cybersecurity Strategy – March 2023New National Security Agency Cyber Security Information Sheet on Best Practices for Securing Home Networks
3/2/2023The National Security Agency published an information sheet on Best Practices for Securing Your Home Network. This guide includes recommendations for device security, online behavior, and links to additional guidance.
Read More about New National Security Agency Cyber Security Information Sheet on Best Practices for Securing Home NetworksU. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Hawaii News Releases
10/21/2022The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement produces news releases. To view news releases specific to the State of Hawaii please click here.
Read More about U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Hawaii News ReleasesProtect. 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.