Mother nature has been pretty wild lately.  Even though NOAA is considering this year a below average year, it doesn't mean a hurricane won't hit.    Wish you all well with your preps.

Jay

Advisory Message has been issued by the Department of Emergency Management.

Wednesday June 1, 2011 11:06 AM HST

Department of Emergency Management reminds residents to be prepared for hurricane season
Department of Emergency Management reminds residents to be prepared for hurricane season

June 1st marks the official beginning of hurricane season. Although the National Weather Service Central Pacific Hurricane Center has forecast a below normal hurricane season, residents must still remain aware and prepared.

“In 1992 Hurricane Iniki a Category 4 storm system devastated the island of Kauai”, said Melvin Kaku, director for the department of Emergency Management. “Although the full force of Iniki impacted Kauai, Oahu was not spared. We suffered flooded homes from rain and storm surge, island-wide power outages, blown off roofs and tens-of-thousands of dollars of damage to public and private infrastructure. We must be aware of the hazards hurricanes and tropical storms present and be prepared at all times during hurricane season”.

Take the time today to discuss hurricane preparedness with family friends and co-workers. The FEMA website www.READY.gov contains disaster preparedness and planning documents as well as lists for essential emergency items in English as well as other languages.

All residents should consider developing an emergency preparedness kit containing a five to seven day supply of the following items. These items are good year round for any emergency that may affect Oahu.

Essential items to include in your emergency preparedness kit are:

Water - One gallon of water per person per day for drinking and sanitation.

Food - Non-perishable food that does not require cooking to consume. Popular local foods such as Spam, corned beef and Vienna Sausages are handy.

Radio - Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both.

Light - Flashlight and/or a portable fluorescent light and extra batteries.

Medical Supplies - First Aid Kit, prescription medications and glasses.

Pet Supplies - Pet food, pet carrier and extra water for your pet.

Important Documents – Wills, deeds, banking information etc. stored in a watertight container.

In addition to emergency supplies everyone should have a disaster plan, an out–of-state emergency contact and be prepared by learning all you can about the disasters that could affect us here in Hawaii.

Advisory Message has been issued by the Department of Emergency Management.

Tuesday June 7, 2011 8:20 AM HST

Season’s First Tropical Depression Forms in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Mexico
Bloomberg News
June 7, 2011

By Brian K. Sullivan and Sherry Su

Season’s First Tropical Depression Forms in the Eastern Pacific

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?epac

The first tropical depression of the season formed today in the eastern Pacific off the coast of Mexico and is expected to move harmlessly out to sea as it strengthens into a hurricane later this week.

The storm is about 365 miles (587 kilometers) south of Acapulco with maximum winds of 30 mph, and is moving northwest at 3 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

“Gradual strengthening is forecast and the depression could become a tropical storm within the next day or so,” according to the bulletin. The storm is expected to reach hurricane strength, with winds of at least 74 mph, by June 10, according to the center’s tracking maps.

A storm gets a name when its winds reach 39 mph. Adrian is the first name on the 2011 eastern Pacific list, the center said.

In the Atlantic, the chances that a low pressure system over the northwestern Caribbean Sea will develop into a storm have fallen. The storm has a 20 percent chance of forming, down from 50 percent yesterday, according to the hurricane center.

The system was 100 miles (161 kilometers) south-southwest of Grand Cayman, the center said today in a bulletin at 8 a.m. New York time it may cause flash floods and mudslides in parts of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Jamaica.

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NOTE: Although this storm system is far from the Hawaiian Islands it is a good reminder that we are now in hurricane season and should be prepared at all times in the event a destructive tropical storm or hurricane threatens.

So much has happened/happening this year around the globe and now that they've raided the Hurricane Relief Fund (not trying to start anything), I'm wondering if Hawaii is gonna get hit bad this year.  Thanks for the info Jaydawg.  I'd better get started on my disaster kit. 

Thanks for the reminder and info Jaydawg.

I remember hearing on the radio or TV that Honolulu is the "most due" city for a hurricane.  I went through Iniki on Kauai.  I'm prepared. 

808shooter, I was lucky enough to miss Iniki.  Would you mind giving us a reminder of what it was like on Kauai.  What did you have and not need?  What did you need and not have?  Much appreciated.

Mahalo,
J.

  What did you need and not have? 

Im gonna go out on limb here....how about the ability to legally carry a firearm on his person, concealed or openly? 

Quote from: Jaydawg on June 08, 2011, 05:40:38 AM

  What did you need and not have? 

Im gonna go out on limb here....how about the ability to legally carry a firearm on his person, concealed or openly? 

lol. 

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Wow, thanks for sharing your experience. It is a real eye opener.

x2.  Great post!

I bought some cheapo steel toe work boots from Wal-Mart.  Not too bad if I'm doing yard work  a couple hours at a time, but I don't think I can handle 8 hour days of clean up with them on. 

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Oahu would be another story.  I'd keep my glock on me or near me at all times.  There'd be just too many people trying to get too few resources over here.  The longer you can survive at your home, the better off you are.

Ahmen Brother!

Wow, 808shooter, what an experience. Very good story, very good lessons to be learned from this. Thanks for letting us in on this....

After I posted, I had a thought based on some of 808's comments about a generator - I would guess if you have one, you would have to be protective of it. Never really thought about that but the sound of a generator would probably be a neon sign to "don't haves"..... any suggestions from the community on how you'd handle running a generator but trying to keep it on the down low?

After I posted, I had a thought based on some of 808's comments about a generator - I would guess if you have one, you would have to be protective of it. Never really thought about that but the sound of a generator would probably be a neon sign to "don't haves"..... any suggestions from the community on how you'd handle running a generator but trying to keep it on the down low?

I would strongly consider running it only during the day, and bring it inside when I bedded down for the night.  Keep la pistola handy at all times; if something like that happens here, Hawaii's idiotic carry laws can kiss my butt-I'm packing.

Edit: For grammar and syntax.

After I posted, I had a thought based on some of 808's comments about a generator - I would guess if you have one, you would have to be protective of it. Never really thought about that but the sound of a generator would probably be a neon sign to "don't haves"..... any suggestions from the community on how you'd handle running a generator but trying to keep it on the down low?

absolutely you'd have to watch over your generator.  This is what I did during the last power outage:  I ran it only while I was home and awake, brought it inside while we slept.  I also chained it to my patio, and I connected a small portable lamp to it so if anyone stole it, either the light would go out, or move

good thinking though

Anybody here have a Sterno stove? I bought a couple and a boxful of Sterno cans. Those things will last a long time if you don't open them, and could be easily transported in a backpack in an evacuation scenario....

Anybody here have a Sterno stove? I bought a couple and a boxful of Sterno cans. Those things will last a long time if you don't open them, and could be easily transported in a backpack in an evacuation scenario....

That's a cool idea, I wonder if anyone make that. 

Probably enough to warm the precooked stuff up, but not enough to boil water.

I could boil water at altitude with one (back in the Colorado mountains), maybe I should get one out and make sure I can here at sea level... good call!