FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE
THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
KRISTINE, OVER TO YOU.
Kristine: THANK YOU.
ON KAUAI, RESIDENTS ON THE NORTH
SHORE REMAIN CUT OFF AFTER A --
HIGHWAY.
JOINING US MORE IS ELTON WITH
THE KAUA'I EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.
ALOHA AND GOOD MORNING.
ABOUT WHAT'S EXPECTED TODAY?
WEATHER PERMITTING WHAT'S THE
PLAN ON HOW TO CLEAR THAT DEBRIS
OFF THE HIGHWAY?
AGAIN, I NEED TO DEFER TO OUR
UPONS WITH D.O.T. STATE
HIGHWAYS.
WE HAVE A PERSONNEL ON SITE,
WHO'S GOING THERE WITH OUR MAYOR
THIS MORNING.
THEY NEED TO ASSESS THE
SITUATION.
THEY'LL BE DOING SOME WORK,
TRIMMING SOME TREES AND LAYING
SOME THINGS ON THE SLOPE TO
MONITOR THE HILLSIDE TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S NO THREAT OF
ADDITIONAL SLIDES.
Kristine: RESIDENTS OF
BEING WARNED OF POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES?
POWER OUTAGES ARE A THREAT.
PARTICULARLY WITH THE SITUATION
WHERE IT'S NOT EASY TO GET CREWS
IN THERE.
CAN'T GET A LINE TRUCK IN THERE.
WE ARE MAKING PLANS FOR
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES.
WE'LL GET THINGS IN THERE.
YESTERDAY THEY WERE ABLE TO
ADDRESS THE TRANSFORMER
SITUATION.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON THINGS TO
MAKE SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT
IN THE APPROACH RESOURCES AS
NEEDED.
Kristine: CAN YOU SHARE
MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW YOU PLAN
TO SHARE RESOURCES WITH
SO THAT'S A MULTIPRONGED
STRATEGY.
WE TAKE THE WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT,
COORDINATING WITH ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT.
WE ARE REACHING OUT WITH THE
COMMUNITY BASED, NONPROFITS.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR
VARIOUS COUNTY AND STATE
PARTNERS.
HOW WE CAN RESTORE LIFELINE
SUPPLY CHAINS, ET CETERA IN THE
AREA.
KIND OF FOLLOWING A LOT OF THE
PLAY BOOK WE HAD TO DEVELOP WITH
THE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDE
EVENTS IN 2018.
Kristine: CAN YOU BE MORE
SPECIFIC ABOUT THE KIND OF HELP
PLACE FOR RESIDENTS?
THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING, THOSE
WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING
CUT OFF FOR DAYS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT FOOD
RESOURCES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING ABLE TO
ASSIST WITH THE TRANSPORT AND
DELIVERY OF PRESCRIPTION
IF WE HAVE TO MEDICALLY EVACUATE
ANYONE, GETTING PEOPLE IN AND
OUT, WE AREN'T ABLE TO ADDRESS
JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC JUST
YET, SO IT WILL BE MORE TRIAGE
SITUATIONS.
IF THERE'S A MEDICAL NEED OR
I DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE
LIST OF ALL THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE NOW, BUT WE DO HAVE
VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS
IN THE AREA.
AS THE SITUATION DEVELOPS.
Kristine: AS YOU SAID,
THERE IS A PLAY BOOK.
KAUA'I, NO STRONGER TO MOTHER
NAME.
WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE NOW?
IS TO CONTINUE TO KEEP TABS,
BE PREPARED.
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER,
FLOODING, FLASH FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE
EXTENSION OF FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
MY PARTNERS WITH THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
THOSE IN THE NORTH SHORE AND
ISOLATED COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A
TEAM OF DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS.
AND EFFORTS WILL BE AROUND THE
CLOCK TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT
SITUATION AND RESTORE HIGHWAY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENSURE PUBLIC
SAFETY FOR BOTH OUR RESPONDERS
AND THE PUBLIC OUT THERE.
Kristine: IS THERE A
SPECIAL HOTLINE NUMBER OR
WEBSITE THAT PEOPLE CAN CALL IF
THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OR IF THEY
NEED HELP?
SO IN AN EMERGENCY, CALM --
CALL 911.
OUR TEAM OFFICE IS STAFFED.
808-241-1800.
Kristine: WE'LLING HAVE
THIS A -- INFORMATION AT KHON
2.com.