LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency invites residents of Kaua‘i County to participate in virtual public meetings this week in support of the 2020 Multi-Hazard Mitigation &Resilience Plan update.
The meetings are Thursday, Sept. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. The Zoom link for the Thursday meeting is us02web.zoom.us/j/89467738243?pwd=Wm4yL3pOQXJYSXBVeHdDK3dDT3lmdz09. The meeting ID is 894 6773 8243, and the passcode is Kauai2020.
The link for the Saturday meeting is us02web.zoom.us/j/87433172336?pwd=a3UwNTi6Z2k0enorVWZvSzZNWGNJdz09, and the passcode is Kauai2020.
Once approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the plan makes the county eligible for pre- and post-disaster mitigation-project grant funding through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs, and other non-emergency disaster assistance.
The plan is the county’s hazard and risk assessment that looks at how the county can lessen the impact of natural hazards and become more resilient in the face of future disasters. During this planning process, county and local leaders, communities and individuals work in tandem to identify risks, assess capabilities and formulate a strategy to reduce disaster vulnerability in our county.
Public participation and feedback are vital parts of the hazard-mitigation planning process. KEMA is holding the virtual meetings to present the results of the hazard-risk assessment. The meetings are an opportunity for the community to review, validate and update the hazard and risk information.
Dates, times and online links for the public meetings can be found at kauai-multi-hazard-mitigation-plan-update-kauaigis.hub.arcgis.com/
The county has also developed a survey to assist in gathering public input. The information from survey responses will help identify mitigation actions.
Interested parties are urged to complete the survey before Oct. 5. Survey responses will help shape additional mitigation actions. The survey is available at kauai.gov/mitigation.
