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Community Hazard Preparedne​ss Fair at Windward Mall

Community Hazard Preparedne​ss Fair at Windward Mall

Information courtesy: Department of Emergency Management

Join us this Saturday for a Community Hazard Preparedness Fair at Windward Mall from 10AM to 2PM. Free!

Hurricane season is just around the corner so now is a good time to begin discussing disaster preparedness.

Join us this Saturday for a Community Hazard Preparedness Fair at Windward Mall.

DATE: Saturday, May 26, 2012
TIME: 10:00 a.m.

Heavy showers in Kailua

Heavy rains poured down in Kailua on Tuesday.

Video courtesy: Tim Sakahara

Rain creates stream in Waimanalo

Heavy rain showers resulted in brown water streams over in Waimanalo.

Mahalo to Lauren P. for sending in this video!

Kapa'a Quarry Road Update

The following information is provided by the Department of Emergency Management:

Kapa'a Quarry Road is now open; it is passable but still ponded. Exercise caution if traversing Kapa'a Quarry Road.

Flooding closes Kapa'a Quarry Road

The following information is provided by the City & County of Honolulu:

 

Kapa’a Quarry Road is closed at Kalanianaole due to flooding. Access to Kapa’a Quarry Place and the industrial complex is available from Mokapu Saddle Road.

Department of Emergency Management Reserve Corps volunteers will monitor the flooding and keep the road closed until flooding abates and it becomes safe to transit through Kapa’a Quarry Road.

Until this severe weather system leaves our area everyone should continue to monitor TV and radio for important information updates. 

The Department of Emergency Management also reminds residents to sign-up for Nixle at www.nixle.com/DEM to receive emergency and community messages directly from the department via email and cell phone text messaging.

Giant landslides and impending waves of doom the topic of scientist's talk

Giant landslides and impending waves of doom the topic of scientist's talk

 

After efforts to map the seafloor surrounding Hawaii began in 1977, scientists discovered the debris of a multitude of ancient gigantic landslides. Geophysicist Gerard Fryer will show the impact these landslides had in a presentation at Windward Community College's Hale Imiloa March 29 at 1 p.m.

Humongous landslides tend to create humongous waves. By identifying and studying the deposits left on the islands be these waves, geophysicists like Fryer are beginning to think these landslides are driven by climate change. The focus of this month's presentation will explain why scientists do not expect another island-shifting landslide until after the next Ice Age.

The presentation is a part of the Spring Community Forum in Chemistry series.

Flooding closes Kapaa Quarry Road

Flooding on the windward side has closed down Kapaa Quarry Road in both directions.

Police have shutdown the road from Mokapu Saddle Road near Kalaheo High School to the triangle near the Kapaa Transfer Station.

No word on when the road will re-open.