09/09/23-WAIMEA PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE FAIR PUTS WILDFIRE CENTER STAGE

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2023 WAIMEA PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE FAIR PUTS WILDFIRE CENTER STAGE  To view video please click on photo (WAIMEA, HAWAI’I ISLAND) – As many as 1,000 people were expected to attend a wildfire fair today, organized by the Waimea Resilience Hub, at the Mana Christian ‘Ohana’s Kahilu Town Hall. Planning for the fair began last winter, well in advance of wildfires on Hawai’i Island and recent ones on Maui, including the blaze that leveled Lāhainā town and killed more than 100 people, with five dozen others still unaccounted for. One of the organizers of the event, Tim Bostock, believes many Waimea area residents became more fire wise following the massive Mana Road fire four years ago. “As recent fire disasters around the state have shown, preparation and resilience are critical to all communities for all kinds of natural and human-caused disasters,” Bostock said. Participants were encouraged to place colored dots under disaster types they most worry about. Wildfires and earthquakes were the top two. Another theme of the fair was knowing your neighborhood and your neighbors. Organizer Diane Chadwick said, “When a disaster strikes it’s critical for your neighbors
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