Civil Defense Plans Upgrades for Disaster Preparedness

Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Published September 11, 2013 at 9:52 AM HST

September is National Preparedness Month. Here in the islands, that means preparations for natural disasters, from tsunami to severe weather. And on the Big Island of Hawaii, that all begins with Civil Defense. HPR's Sherry Bracken has that story from Kona.

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