disaster recovery

Karl Kim, UH professor and executive director of the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center, shares what lessons can be learned from disasters like 9/11 and Hurricane Iniki.

State Senate President Ron Kouchi shares how f Kauaʻi is recovering after Hurricane Lowell; UH Professor Karl Kim shares what disasters — both manmade and natural — can teach us.

Members of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation talk about Stronger Hawaiʻi, their campaign to coordinate recovery efforts for communities across the islands.

Hawaiʻi Island Mayor Kimo Alameda shares recovery updates after Hurricane Lala devastated areas like the Nāʻālehu Cemetery.

Recovery efforts continue on Hawaiʻi Island after Lala while Moke makes its way across Molokaʻi; recently appointed Honolulu Police Chief David Lazar talks public safety after Lala took out power on Oʻahu.

HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on HECO’s progress restoring power to the islands; Peter Oshiro, head of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health’s Food Safety ranch, advises on how to prepare food for a hurricane.

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shares how the Garden Isle fared during Hurricane Lala.

Zach Kennedy, general manager of Punalu'u Bake Shop in Nāʻālehu, shares how Lala devastated the beloved rural bakery and how the community has been recovering.

All public schools, county offices, and state offices on Hawaiʻi Island will remain closed on Tuesday as cleanup and recovery efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Lala.

Resources are being made available to Hawaiʻi Island residents in the wake of Hurricane Lala. This list will be updated with additional information as it's made available.