The Governor's Lana'i Community Advisory Council receive an update on disaster-preparedness planning when it meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hale Mahaolu, Hale Kupuna of Lana'i in Lana'i City. The public is invited to attend.

The upcoming meeting is a follow-up to the council's September and October 2007 meetings, which featured presentations by state and county Civil Defense officials.

The council will also consider community comments and concerns to include on the agenda for future meetings.

Gov. Linda Lingle created community advisory councils to give the Neighbor Islands a stronger voice in state government. The Lana'i Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month to seek community input and advise the governor of important issues on Lana'i. The advisory council also identifies program priorities, as well as recommends potential nominees from Lana'i to serve on state boards and commissions.

The members of the Lana'i Community Advisory Council are Christine Costales, Darlene Endrina, Michael Lopez, Matthew Mano and Douglas Rolefson.