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CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

MEETING NOTICE

August 14, 2025 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Emergency Operation Center @ Frank Fasi Municipal Building

650 South King Street, Basement, Honolulu HI 96813

The community may participate in person at the Department of Emergency Management, or join us virtually via Zoom.

Click here to go to Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89392792931?pwd=S1RIcDc2WFVmUmlaSHNLZ0pkdC9xUT09

Dial in #: +1 346 248 7799

Meeting ID: 893 9279 2931

Passcode: 038112

All meeting attendees: in order to minimalize background noise, please remain in mute mode on your device when not speaking.  Mahalo for your consideration.

AGENDA

• Call to Order and Roll Call, Determination of Quorum
• Review & Approval of April 10, 2025 minutes
• New Business (30min)
  • Introduction of new Commissioner
    • Commissioner van Beelen
  • Strategic Discussion Topic: Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Director
    • Advise the Mayor
    • Advise the Council
    • Advise the Director of Emergency Management
  • Proposed Tasks (DEM Director)
    • Bi-Annual Report of Recommendations to the Mayor
    • Annual Report of Recommendation to the Honolulu City Council
    • Quarterly Report of Recommendations to the Director
  • Proposed Tasks (Commissioner van Beelen)
    • 2025 Makani Pahili Hurricane Exercise Observation/Take Aways
    • July 19^th Tsunami Watch – Messaging and Post Response
  • Potential Areas for Recommendation (DEM Director)
    • Hazards
      • Hurricane
      • Tsunami
      • Wildfire
      • Flood
      • Supply Chain Disruption
      • Power Failure
    • Emergency Management Program
      • Priorities
      • Organization
      • Public Education and Outreach
      • Planning, Training, and Exercise
      • Equipment
      • Facilities
      • Budget
      • Grants
    • Potential Areas for Recommendation (Commissioner van Beelen)
      • Expansion of the Current Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
      • Increase in DEM’s Staffing and Organizational Chart Update

• Tsunami Warning & Maili Fire (DEM Director)
  • Activities during the event
  • Lessons learned from the event

• Suggested Topic for next CACEM Meeting (10 min)
  • Public Engagement and Education Strategy (DEM)
    • Review Current Outreach
    • Identify areas where community understanding is lacking
    • Task: Commission to evaluate current outreach and propose improvements

• Commission Deliverables and Assignments (15 min) – (DEM)
  • Define specific deliverable for each member or sub-group
  • Assign tasks for compiling the quarterly Advisory report.
• Motion to Adjourn

Testimony may be provided on any agenda item in person or by submitting written testimony.  Written Testimony may be faxed to 808-768-1492, transmitted via email to dem@honolulu.gov, or submitted via mail to the Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Emergency Management, 650 S. King Street, Basement, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact the secretary or office assistant at 808-723-8960 or email dem@honolulu.gov as soon as possible.  Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

Upon request, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.