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CLIMATE RESILIENCE

OUR PATH TO SUCCESS

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Beach Hurricane Community Informed
Loss Preparedness Response Residents

49,801 HNL.info app downloads
O‘ahu has approximately 66 miles of sandy
shoreline and beach. Since 1949, about HNL.info gives users a real-time,
25% of O‘ahu’s sandy It is estimated that 64% of all single-family 480 individuals CERT (Community direct connection to City information.
beach has narrowed or been completely homes on O‘ahu lack sufficient hurricane wind Emergency Response Team) trained in 2018 at In an emergency situation, the app
lost in part due to artificial hardening resistance. 27 trainings. could be utilized to distribute critical
of the shoreline. messages and updates.

COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS
The City participated in nine community-organized disaster preparedness fairs across the island in 2018. From Manoa to
the Wai‘anae Coast, departments including the Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Police Department, Department of
Emergency Management, Board of Water Supply, and the Resilience Office have had informational tables at these events
where they helped educate the public about how to be better prepared for hazards such as floods, fires, storms, tsunamis,
and earthquakes. Over 8,300 residents attended the preparedness fairs.