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Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Advancement Program

Mid-Term

3 to 5 years for project completion

Timing
Long-Term

6 years or more for project completion

Complexity

Medium

Phase

Planning

Cost

Medium

Kuleana

Project Description and Purpose

The MEMA Advancement Program is composed of four major areas of emphasis:

  • Emergency Services Infrastructure: Upgrades in emergency services communications and situational awareness infrastructure, data collection, management and dissemination to support policy making, resource allocation and incident support. These systems will also provide key inputs to public information and advisory notices during incidents to include response and recovery.
  • Emergency Services Staffing: Create a MEMA Reserve (on-call paid) and MEMA Volunteer (on-call unpaid) program to provide MEMA with staffing during activations.
  • Shelters, Resilience Centers and Assembly Areas: Building upon previous efforts, suitability analyses will be updated and needs analyses generated for sheltering utilizing both County and Department of Education facilities under various scenarios. Additionally, sites for resilience centers and assembly areas will be identified with associated support requirements under various contingencies.
  • Community Engagement: In addition to ongoing community education and preparedness activities, implementing a comprehensive social media strategy utilizing social media monitoring for situational awareness, can provide emergency alert and other relevant information to affected communities during response and recovery and a renewed emphasis on recruitment and training of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES).

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Interdependencies, Roadblocks and Next Steps

A stable civil service cadre is a critical requirement in executing the proposed program.

Project Details

Short-Term

1 to 2 years for project completion

Cost Estimate

$168,750

Potential Funding Sources

  • Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant
  • Emergency Operations Center Grant Program

Existing Funding Sources

Project Lead

Maui Emergency Management Agency

Project Partners

County Department of Fire and Public Safety

County Police Department

County Department of Public Works

County Department of Parks & Recreation

County Department of Human Concerns

County Department of Transportation

Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency

State Department of Education

State Department of Transportation

FEMA (grant opportunities)

Maui Electric

Community Planning

Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Advancement Program

Mid-Term

3 to 5 years for project completion

Timing
Long-Term

6 years or more for project completion

Complexity

Medium

Phase

Planning

Cost

Medium

Kuleana

Project Description and Purpose

The MEMA Advancement Program is composed of four major areas of emphasis:

  • Emergency Services Infrastructure: Upgrades in emergency services communications and situational awareness infrastructure, data collection, management and dissemination to support policy making, resource allocation and incident support. These systems will also provide key inputs to public information and advisory notices during incidents to include response and recovery.
  • Emergency Services Staffing: Create a MEMA Reserve (on-call paid) and MEMA Volunteer (on-call unpaid) program to provide MEMA with staffing during activations.
  • Shelters, Resilience Centers and Assembly Areas: Building upon previous efforts, suitability analyses will be updated and needs analyses generated for sheltering utilizing both County and Department of Education facilities under various scenarios. Additionally, sites for resilience centers and assembly areas will be identified with associated support requirements under various contingencies.
  • Community Engagement: In addition to ongoing community education and preparedness activities, implementing a comprehensive social media strategy utilizing social media monitoring for situational awareness, can provide emergency alert and other relevant information to affected communities during response and recovery and a renewed emphasis on recruitment and training of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES).

MEMA Logo

Interdependencies, Roadblocks and Next Steps

A stable civil service cadre is a critical requirement in executing the proposed program.

Project Details

Short-Term

1 to 2 years for project completion

Cost Estimate

$168,750

Potential Funding Sources

  • Emergency Management Baseline Assessment Grant
  • Emergency Operations Center Grant Program

Existing Funding Sources

Project Lead

Maui Emergency Management Agency

Project Partners

County Department of Fire and Public Safety

County Police Department

County Department of Public Works

County Department of Parks & Recreation

County Department of Human Concerns

County Department of Transportation

Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency

State Department of Education

State Department of Transportation

FEMA (grant opportunities)

Maui Electric

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