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Hawai?i's Disaster Vulnerability: Honolulu Harbor

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Hawai?i needs to import 3,000 tons of food per day to keep grocery store shelves stocked around the state. All of those goods come into one place: the Port of Honolulu. If damaged, it could take weeks to reopen the harbor after a disaster event. That could leave Hawai?i residents in big trouble.

In the second installment of The Conversation's five-part series looking at Hawai?i's disaster vulnerability, Catherine Cruz talks with David Lopez of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency about its recent review of existing systems in the state.

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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