New boater safety manual available
New boater safety manual available
The Hawaii Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami Safety Manual is now available, Department of Land and Natural Resources officials said Monday.
The manual, put together by DLNR’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program and Hawaii State Civil Defense, was completed in June and published this month. Copies of the manual are available in DOBOR offices. An electronic version is available at seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/publications.
The guidebook provides a summary of the actions boaters and other members of Hawaii’s marine community can take before, during, and after a hurricane or tsunami. It includes information on the dangers associated with hurricanes and tsunamis, provides guidelines to develop a personal preparedness plan, includes emergency assistance information such as important phone numbers, radio frequencies, and hurricane evacuation shelter location.
“From past hurricanes from Iniki to Sandy, and from recent tsunami events in Hawaii, Chile, and Japan, we know that boats and marinas are extremely vulnerable to inundation damage,” said Dennis Hwang, UH Sea Grant Coastal Hazard Mitigation Specialist. “It is essential that boaters have a plan for a hurricane, when the emphasis is on preparing the boat for high waves and wind, and a tsunami, when the plan is generally to move the boat to waters deeper than 300 feet. The manual provides vital tips to prepare boats before a watch and warning so that damage can be avoided and risk to life reduced.”
Police seeking missing teen
Police asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old Waikoloa teen.
Tatiana Miller-Tayamen was last seen around 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hamakua Health Center in Honokaa. She is 5-feet-3, weighing about 115 pounds, with dark brown medium length hair with highlights and black tips, a fair complexion, and was last seen wearing a light colored tank top, and blue jean shorts.
Police ask that anyone with information on Miller-Tayamen’s whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Officer Aaron Yamanaka at 808-775-7533.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
The West Hawaii County Band will perform Friday. A headline in Sunday’s paper gave an incorrect date.
Funeral services for Andrea Marie Rollman are Aug. 17. An incorrect date was published.
It is the policy of West Hawaii Today to correct promptly any incorrect or misleading information when it is brought to the attention of the newspaper.