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Hawaii Tsunami Awareness Month - April 2022

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Hawaiʻi Tsunami Awareness Month - April 2022


2022's theme is

   #Get2HIGround   #GetTsunamiReady  
 

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Tsunamis can happen at any time of the day, and with little or no warning. Unlike hurricanes, there is no season for tsunamis – they can happen all year round. Earthquakes generally cause tsunamis, and when they occur off the Big Island, tsunami waves can come ashore in less than 5 minutes. Or, if the earthquake occurred off Chile in South America, waves could take about 15 hours to arrive in Hawaii, giving us time to prepare.

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Plan Ahead, Be Prepared.  
Make sure you and your family know what to do and where to go! 
Visit Get Tsunami Ready Now! to take simple but important actions to get ready! 

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Take advantage of free activities and events this month.
Schools can host Tsunamis Live! - a fun interactive Kahoot! virtual activity for Grades 2-6.
Download flyer. Contact ITIC to schedule ( itic.tsunami@noaa.gov).

 

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For tsunami info, visit Hawaiʻi Information
For kids tsunami info, visit Hawaiʻi Kids Information

 PTM april is tsunami awareness month 2

Visit the Visit the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, Hawai'i. First Responders and their families get in free every Saturday in April! (download flyer) Tsunami Awareness Ad 2022 HI EMA
Download tsunami infographic (HI-EMA)
Sign up for free emergency alerts from the County you live in:
   Kaua'i County
   City & County of Honolulu 
   Maui County
   Hawai'i County

Save a link to the Tsunami Evacuation Map so that, during an emergency, you can quickly find your best route to safety.
     City of County of Honolulu
     State of Hawai'i
 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS   (updated continuously)
Date. Time, Island, Event Description. Contact: person, organization, email, web site

PRESS RELEASES
Check out tsunami posts on Facebook: 
ITIC , PTWC
HI-EMA , UH/Hilo CSAV,  Pacific Tsunami Museum
Honolulu DEM, Kaua'i EMA, Maui EMA, Hawai'i County CD
April 14, 2022 New Release -  Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency Expands Outreach With Translated Tsunami PSA ( web , PDF )

EVERY SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30
Big Island:  Pacific Tsunami Museum, Hilo, Hawai'i,  First Responder Saturdays
Free admission to the Pacific Tsunami Museum for fire, police, and rescue personnel and their families, Flyer,  http://tsunami.org

THROUGHOUT APRIL and MAY, virtual
Tsunamis Live!  Get Tsunami Ready Now!
Fun, interactive virtual activity for Grades 2-6, Schools, Teachers, Group Leaders contact International Tsunami Information Center to schedule date/time, E-mail: itic.tsunami@noaa.gov,  Flyer
Hawai'i Tsunami Awareness Month, Tsunamis Live! - letter to elementary schools (ITIC, PTWC, HI-EMA)

 

APRIL 5-7, 2022, virtual
United Nations Decade for Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, A Safe Ocean Satellite Events around the world
A safe ocean where people are protected from ocean hazards.  Many online tsunami webinars, including on the January 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami, tsunami preparedness and tsunami ready, and challenges in tsunami warning, Schedule,  https://www.oceandecade-conference.com/en/a-safe-ocean.html

April 5, 2022, 10 am - 1:15 pm
Impulse lecture - 10:20 am: Prepare for the unexpected - Example of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano Eruption
Panel Discussion - 11:20 am: Integrated Coastal Hazard Early Warning Systems and Services in the Caribbean.
Contact: Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade, Co-Chair of the Laboratory “A Safe Ocean”, Deputy Director, ITIC-CAR, christa.vonh@noaa.gov

 

April 5-6, 2022
Two online sessions focused on enhancing community tsunami warnings.
Session A - April 5, 2022, 2 - 4:30 pm : Learning from recent tsunamis generated by non-seismic and complex sources. (Keynote: Lessons learnt from Tonga 2022 tsunami event, with the participation of Chip McCreery, PTWC, TOWS-WG TT TWO; Laura Kong, Director, ITIC, Tsunami Ready expert, TOWS-WG TT DMP). Contact: laura.kong@noaa.gov
Session B - April 6, 2022, 9 - 11:30 pm : What do we know and need to know to warn for tsunamis generated by non-seismic and complex sources? (A new technology that could help detect and warn for tsunamis generated by non-seismic and complex sources, with the participation of Bruce Howe, SMART Cables JTF ). Contact: laura.kong@noaa.gov

 

April 5, 2022, 8 - 9 pm
Learn how an envisioned planetary observing array based on sharing the global submarine telecom network with environmental sensing can be used for earthquake and tsunami warning and climate and ocean monitoring (with the participation of Bruce Howe, SMART Cables JTF ). Contact: laura.kong@noaa.gov

 

April 7, 2022, 7 - 8 am  
5 communities featured from Caribbean and Pacific, including Hawai'i - Waikiki and its policy of Vertical Evacuation video and interview by Laura Kong with Jerry Dolak, (Hilton Director of Security), plus  live Q&A panel). Contact: laura.kong@noaa.gov

APRIL 5, 2022, in person
Big Island:  Tsunami Preparedness, Kalaninaniole Elementary School, Grade 4, Contact:  David Carvalho, UH/Hilo Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, davidcar@hawaii.edu

APRIL 8, 2022, virtual
Big Island:  Tsunami Preparedness, Holualoa Elementary School, Grade 1, Contact:  David Carvalho, UH/Hilo Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, davidcar@hawaii.edu

APRIL 20-21, 2022, virtual
NOS Hurricane Preparedness Summit
April 20, 12:00 - 2:00 pm,  Pacific Islands Seesion -  Infrastructure, Communication, Supply Chain Challenges (with the participation of Laura Kong, Director ITIC). For more information visit  NOS Hurricane Summit

APRIL 21, 2022, virtual
Stories and Lessons from Tonga Volcano-Tsunami, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Hosted by The National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, the presentations will focus on assessment of what occurred, review preparedness, response, and recovery efforts, and examine relevant lessons learned for the disaster management community (with the participation of Laura Kong, Director ITIC). For more information visit NDPTC
 
PREPAREDNESS FAIRS (in-person)

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022
O'ahu: Windward Coast Emergency Preparedness Fair , Windward Mall, 10:00AM - 2:00PM.  Contact:  Janice Lai,  Ko`olaupoko Emergency Preparedness and Response (KEPAR) , laigemini@hotmail.com

O'ahu: Mililani Emergency Preparedness Fair , Mililani Town Center, 9:00AM – 1:00PM. Contact: Aaron-Michael Ho, Councilmember Augie Tulba's Office, ph 768-5051, aaron.ho@honolulu.gov

SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022

O'ahu: Ewa Beach Disaster Preparedness Fair , Kamakana At Hoakalei Swim Club, Keoneula Blvd, 11:00AM – 2:00PM. Contact: Al Vosburgh, Kamakana at Hoakalei NSW Coordinator, allan.r.vosburgh@gmail.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022
Maui: Preparedness Fair, Ka'ahumanu Center, 10:00AM – 2:00PM. Contact: Everett Balmores,  Maui Emergency Management Agency, everett.balmores@co.maui.hi.us
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022
O'ahu: Waikele-Waipahu Health & Safety Fair , Waikele Shopping Center (in the former Kmart parking lot), 10:00AM – 3:00PM. Contact: Lorrie W. Kanno, Program Director Weed and Seed Hawai'i, Inc., lorriek@weedandseedhi.org
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2022
O'ahu: East Side Preparedness Fair , Kahala Mall, 10:00AM – 2:00PM. Contact: Danny Tengan, Aina Haina Prepared, ainahainaprepared@gmail.com

 

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