Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 1-7, 2022

Governor Ige presented a proclamation declaring the week of May 1-7, 2022 as "Hurricane Preparedness Week" in Hawaii. A recording of the presentation, which included speakers from the National Weather Service and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, is available here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxxtyzc_4V0

To help residents prepare in advance of hurricane season, NWS Honolulu will share information on a different topic each day during Hurricane Preparedness Week:

Determine Your Risk
Develop an Evacuation Plan
Assemble Disaster Supplies
Get an Insurance Checkup
Strengthen Your Home
Help Your Neighbor
Complete a Written Plan

Hurricane Preparedness Week focuses on what you can do now, ahead of time when the weather is quiet, to safeguard your home, your business, your family, and yourself.

Preparing for a hurricane in Hawaii isn’t the same as preparing on the mainland. We can’t drive out of the hurricane zone. We are also more vulnerable to being cutoff and isolated and have to be ready to support ourselves and our neighbors. With that in mind, we'll also discuss each of these topics with local experts and provide more details with a Hawaii focus.

Look for information on a different preparedness topic each day, posted in the “Top News” section of our website (weather.gov/hawaii) and on our social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube).