HONOLULU (KHON2) — Better communication. More training. Even using artificial intelligence. Those were just some of the improvements that officials with Honolulu’s emergency management team mentioned as ways to help Oahu deal with emergencies.
Tsunami Advisory canceled for Hawaiian Islands
Gridlock during the tsunami warning. Evacuations for the fire in Maili. These emergencies don’t happen every day, but state and county leaders have to make sure we are ready for them.
“We need to always keep improving,” said Rep. Della Au Belatti, state House Public Safety Committee Chair.
So leaders at Honolulu’s Department of Emergency Management testified in front of the House Public Safety Committee Thursday to figure out what the city has learned from these incidents, and what it can do to be better…