Hawaiʻi is one of the most isolated archipelagos in the world. Currently, we are extremely dependent on supplies shipped here. It has been said that if a major disaster should happen, we have only around 2 weeks of supplies to sustain on.

Feel free to post links, ask a question, and offer advice on how to prepare ourselves, our families, and communities.

Here we can talk story and share news about natural disasters that can occur in Hawaiʻi and how to be better prepared if they do.

Some examples:

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Drought/ Flash Floods/ Severe Weather

• Fires

• Volcanic Eruption

How to prepare for other events that may occur such as:

• Loss of job/ financial emergency

• Indentity theft protection and scam warnings related

• Disease outbreaks- dengue fever, measles, rat lungworm, hepatitis A, etc.

• County water wells going down or becoming polluted- spare pumps/parts unavailable and/or broken

• The potential that needed items being shipped to the islands could slow down or stop

This subreddit is also for offering suggestions, tips, and recommendations.

Rules-

What we won't be discussing:

Politics

Religion

Racism/Bigotry/Hate

Condoning of Violence

Anything Illegal

Important Links

• Emergency Management Agencies

• Civil Defense & HEMA - Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency

• Hawaiʻi Ocean Safety Website

• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

• Hawai’i Tsunami Preparedness & Safety Information

• Central Pacific Hurricane Center

• Pacific Disaster Center - Tsunami Evacuation Zone Maps for the State & Emergency Contact Info.

• Lava Flow Hazards Zones and Flow Forecast Methods, Island of Hawai‘i

• Emergency Broadcast Stations

• Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Links for Hawaiʻi

• Emergency Preparedness Handbook - with links to download

• Hurricane Shelters

• Long-Term Food Storage Wiki

• Hawai’i Beach Safety website. Provides current ocean conditions, hazard ratings and active alerts for each island.

• 2018 Kīlauea Eruption Information Thread

Other subreddits related

/r/Oahu

/r/Honolulu

/r/Tropical

/r/HawaiiGardening

/r/HawaiiPlantMedicine

/r/Kilauea

/r/HVO

/r/MaunaLoa

/r/MaunaKea

/r/Hualalai