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From Hawaii State Civil Defense: Who is doing what for the recovery efforts on the Big Island. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 13, 2014 ISELLE ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND INSPECTORS IN PUNA & KAU HONOLULU – Additional assessment teams and inspectors will be in the Puna and Kau areas of Hawaii Island starting tomorrow. Affected residents can expect these teams in their neighborhoods, in addition to the Hawaii County, Hawaii National Guard, and American Red Cross teams that have been conducting wellness checks and damage assessments since Friday, Aug. 8. For identification purposes, a listing of assessors and inspectors in Puna and Kau follows: • Hawaii County Public Works and National Guard teams have been conducting wellness checks and initial damage assessments since last Friday. • Hawaii County Building Inspectors are out today checking electrical systems. • Community Emergency Response Team members are going door-to-door to do welfare checks. • The Hawaii County Office on Aging, the Bay Clinic and Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi teams will be going door-to-door to do welfare checks for the elderly and disabled starting tomorrow. • American Red Cross damage assessment teams and caseworkers continue to canvass neighborhoods to determine what resources and assistance can be provided. American Red Cross teams will wear Red Cross vests and have ID. • A joint team consisting of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel will be conducting damage assessments starting Friday. • Volunteer organizations — Team Rubicon, Pacific Baptists, and All Hands — will be conducting assessments to see how they can help in the recovery and rebuilding process. Starting tomorrow, volunteers who are coordinating with the county will display Hawaii Island United Way volunteer tags. • The University of Hawaii National Disaster Preparedness Training Center is going out Thursday to conduct assessments on building engineering. An attached fact sheet from HI-EMA gives general guidelines on the types of teams that may be in affected areas after a disaster. • Hawaii Island residents can call (808) 935-0031 to report damage and (808) 961-8790 for any emergency water concerns. • The number for the HELCO help line is (808) 969-6666.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:11:05 +0000

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