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Manoa Residents Gear Up For Future Natural Disasters

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Catherine Cruz

Published October 16, 2018 at 2:28 PM HST

Urban survival. Be prepared. That’s the focus of an upcoming event that the Manoa Community is gearing up for this weekend. Helen Nakano talked with us about a Saturday preparedness fair that’s happening this weekend from 8 AM to 1 PM at the Manoa Valley District Park. It grew out of a flash flood event that took place Oct 30, 2004, that Nakano remembers well.

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Catherine Cruz

Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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