By Staff Reports
(O’ahu)– O‘ahu residents are invited to attend a series of free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps. These maps represent an unlikely worst-case scenario and do not replace the current, standard tsunami evacuation maps. Rather, they add a second evacuation zone for a worst case, extreme, once in a thousand years tsunami event.
Newly released scientific and geological information suggests that sometime in the past 500 years, a massive 9.0 earthquake in the eastern Aleutian Trench may have generated a tsunami that far exceeded the inundations known to have occurred during tsunami events throughout recorded history in Hawaii. An event of this magnitude, referred to as an Extreme Tsunami, may occur once every thousand years.
In response to these findings, the city, in conjunction with state, federal, and non-government stakeholders, have developed a new set of O‘ahu Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps, refuge areas, and evacuation routes to complement the current tsunami evacuation maps.
Seventeen outreach workshops will be held in coastal communities around O‘ahu this month and next. Each workshop is designed specifically for that particular community.
Representatives from the city’s Department of Emergency Management will be on hand to present the new maps, discuss the implications for Oahu residents, and answer questions.
| Location | Date | Time | Notes | Address |
| ʻĀina Haina Community Park | 11/17/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room/Park is adjacent to ʻĀina Haina Elementary | 827 West Hind Dr, Honolulu, HI 96821 |
| Mission Memorial | 11/18/2014 | 8:30 a.m. | Mission Memorial Hearing Room | 550 South King St, Honolulu, HI 96813 |
| Hawai‘i Pacific University | 11/18/2014 | 8:30 a.m. | Frear Center Room- FC 107 (Use Fort Street Mall Entrance) | 1132 Bishop St, Honolulu, HI 96813 |
| ‘Aiea Public Library | 11/19/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room | 99-374 Pohai Pl, ‘Aiea, HI 96701 |
| Waikīkī ElementarySchool | 11/24/2014 | 7 p.m. | Multi-Purpose Room (Auditorium) | 3710 Leahi Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 |
| Hawaiʻi Kai Public Library | 11/25/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room | 249 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI 96825 |
| Kapolei Hale | 12/1/2014 | 7 p.m. | Conference Rooms A & B (Lower parking lot available for attendees | 1000 Ulu‘ohi‘a St, Kapolei, HI 96707 |
| Kailua District Park | 12/2/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room (do not park on grass, use designated stalls) | 21 S. Kainalu Dr, Kailua, HI 96734 |
| Kāneʻohe District Park | 12/8/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room | 45-660 Keaahala Rd, Kāneʻohe, HI 96744 |
| ‘Ewa Mahikō District Park | 12/9/2014 | 7 p.m. | Room #1 | 91-1145 Renton Rd, ‘Ewa Beach, HI 96706 |
| Waialua District Park | 12/10/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room | 67-180 Goodale Ave, Waialua, HI 96791 |
| Waimānalo District Park | 12/11/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room | 41-415 Hihimanu St, Waimānalo, HI 96795 |
| Sunset Beach Recreation Center | 12/12/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room | 59-540 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI 96712 |
| Ka‘awa Elementary School | 12/15/2014 | 7 p.m. | Auditorium, please do not park on grass (use lot) | 51-296 Kamehameha Hwy, Ka‘awa, HI 96730 |
| Wai‘anae District Park | 12/16/2014 | 7 p.m. | Meeting Room (do not park on grass, use designated stalls) | 85-601 Farrington Hwy, Wai‘anae, HI 96792 |
| Nānākuli Beach Park | 12/17/2014 | 7 p.m. | Multi-Purpose Room | 89-269 Farrington Hwy,Wai‘anae, Hawai’i 96792 |
| BYU-Hawai‘i | 12/18/2014 | 7 p.m. | Little Theatre at the McKay Building; park in first lot to the left | 55-220 Kulanui St, Laie, HI 96762 |
Language interpretation and disability assistance will be provided by request. Please contact the department by phone at 808-723-8960 or via email at jcummings@honolulu.gov at least three days prior to the outreach workshop that you would like to attend so that we may accommodate your needs.