HONOLULU — The City and County of Honolulu’s Kona low storm response continues to ramp up on the North Shore of Oʻahu to meet the evolving needs of the flood-impacted community.
The Community Assistance Center (CAC) is open again today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with services including baby supplies (diapers, formula, etc), kūpuna services, replacement of birth, marriage, and death certificates, and assistance with lost prescriptions. The Department of Customer Services (CSD) will also assist with the replacement of lost driver’s licenses and state ID’s, and provide information about removing damaged or destroyed vehicles.
The CAC will be open through the weekend and City officials anticipate large crowds to gather. Traffic may be congested, so residents are asked to be patient and drive with aloha.
Meanwhile, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) delivered pallets of personal protective equipment including 3,600 Tyvek suits, 10,000 gloves, 48,000 surgical masks, 5,000 safety glasses, and hundreds of cases of alcohol wipes. Those supplies are being distributed at the Community Assistance Center and the Waialua Sugar Mill community hub.
As of 10:45 Friday morning, 11 truck loads of debris have been delivered to Patsy T. Mink Central Oʻahu Regional Park, totaling 150 tons. That adds to the estimated total of 5,200 tons delivered since Monday, mostly by private commercial haulers.
The City’s Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM) continues to operate in Waialua with 15 dump trucks hauling debris, rubbish, and dirt out of the community, plus a vacuum truck clearing drains in the North Shore area. DFM crews will be working on the ground through the weekend.
Residents are urged to submit a damage assessment report as soon as possible at honolulu.gov/homedamage.
