Hawaiian Electric is hosting a free Community Resilience Fair from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the Kealakehe High School cafeteria in Kailua-Kona.
Hawaiian Electric is hosting a free Community Resilience Fair from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the Kealakehe High School cafeteria in Kailua-Kona.
The public event will feature an open house with information booths from 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.
Representatives from Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency, Hawaii Police Department, Department of Water Supply, Hawaii Wildfire Management Association, Hawaii Energy, Vibrant Hawaii, Sustainable Energy Hawaii and other organizations will share information, tools and resources to help communities prepare and plan for emergencies as well as build resilience to severe weather-related events fueled by climate change.
From 5-6 p.m. there will be a community meeting about Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Safety Strategy, which includes enhanced safety procedures, video cameras, weather stations and a Public Safety Power Shutoff program.
Retired news reporter Sherry Bracken will moderate a panel discussion about resilience and the importance of emergency preparedness. The panelists will be from Hawaiian Electric and the various agencies mentioned above.
The meeting will be recorded and posted on Hawaiian Electric’s website and aired on Na Leo TV after the event.
Hawaiian Electric invites the community to learn more about its PSPS program by attending an in-person or virtual event.
A current list of events is available on the company’s website hawaiianelectric.com/PSPS or by calling the toll-free PSPS hotline at 1-844-483-8666.
For more information about the Community Resilience Fair or to request a presentation for your organization on Hawaii Island, email CommunityRelations.HawaiiIsland@hawaiianelectric.com.
