Civil Defense: County Public Works and Parks & Recreation crews with state Highways, Forestry crews, Hawaii National Guard, and private contractors will be continuing with debris clearance and road clearing operations. All affected subdivisions currently have access to the highways and main roadways however there may be debris and obstructions within the subdivision roadways. Once again, the community is thanked for their help and assistance with the clearing of the roads and the removal of trees and debris. Everyone is reminded that all downed power lines should be treated as energized and avoided to ensure safety. HELCO crews continue to work on restoring power in the affected areas. The various telephone service providers continue to work to restore telephone service to affected areas. Verizon reports is has restored service, while AT&T reports it has re-established intermittent coverage. The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency and the County of Hawai‘i will set up Disaster Assistance and Recovery Centers (DARCs) on Hawai‘i Island to provide information and services to people whose property was damaged by Tropical Storm Iselle. The schedule and location for the Disaster Assistance and Recovery Centers is: Friday, August 15 from 8:00 am to 8:00pm at the Pahoa Community Center Saturday August 16 and Sunday August 17 from 8:00am to 8:00pm at the Mountain View Gym Community assistance centers for the distribution of water and ice will also be set up at the following locations on Friday at noon: Dry ice will be available at Nanawale Estates Community Center starting at 10 a.m.Friday. Residents must bring a container for the dry ice. Potable water will be available at Seaview Estates Park at 11 a.m. Residents need to bring containers to haul potable water. Ice will be distributed at Leilani Estates Community Center starting at noon. Water and ice will also be set up at the following sites begining at noon: - Kalani Honua Retreat - Hawaiian Shores Community Center - Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center - Nanawale Estates. Ice will also be distributed at J.Hara Store in Kurtistown starting at 3 p.m. on Friday Supplies are limited and everyone’s patience and understanding is greatly appreciated. All county parks including Ahalanui warm pond and Isaac Hale Beach Park will be open Friday, but park users should be cautious because park areas may have storm debris, and park crews will be in the area cleaning up debris. The County Department of Environmental Management is waiving tipping fees for disaster debris from Tropical Storm Iselle. Haulers must request the waiver form at the scale house to qualify. For more information, haulers should go to the Web site hawaiizerowaste.org. Damage assessments are ongoing and being conducted by the County Office of Housing and Community Development and the Hawaii National Guard.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:16:13 +0000
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