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Updated at 4:49 p.m., Saturday, November 17, 2007

Molokai advisory panel to discuss disaster readiness

Advertiser Staff

HONOLULU – The Governor's Moloka'i Community Advisory Council will discuss preparedness for hurricanes and other natural disasters at a meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the Kulana O'iwi, DHHL/OHA Conference Room, 600 Maunaloa Highway, Kaunakakai. The public is invited.

Danny Tengan, hurricane program planner, and Ina Chan, population protection planner, of Hawai'i State Civil Defense will make presentations, including information about the state's hurricane retrofit program for homes, how people with special needs can prepare for disasters, and recommendations about what to include in disaster preparedness kits.

Gov. Linda Lingle created community advisory councils to give the Neighbor Islands a stronger voice in state government. The Moloka'i Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings on the third Tuesday of each month to seek community input and advise the governor of important issues on Moloka'i. The council also recommends potential nominees for state boards and commissions.

The members of the Governor's Moloka'i Community Advisory Council are Robert Granger, Janice Kalanihuia, Jersula Manaba, Marlene Purdy and Weldon Wichman.

Anyone requiring special assistance or accommodations to participate at this meeting may call 808-586-0034. For additional information on Neighbor Island Community Advisory Councils, including meeting minutes and agendas, visit the governor's Web site at www.hawaii.gov/gov.