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Hawaii State Civil Defense staff use damage products
produced by PDC to create a situation report for Makani Pahili 2005.
Since 1997, the Pacific Disaster Center has been an active partner in Makani Pahili, Hawaii’s annual statewide hurricane preparedness exercise. This high-profile exercise helps to prepare state and county organizations for the Central Pacific hurricane season, which begins June 1 and extends through November 30.
"We are proud of our contribution to the emergency management communities of Hawaii for this important annual exercise," said PDC Chief Operating Officer Ray Shirkhodai. "The critical role that information support plays during major disasters becomes evident--especially for an event as potentially serious as a hurricane making landfall in Hawaii."
Makani Pahili 2005
The exercise scenario for 2005 simulated a storm track that caused major damage to every island in the State. PDC began posting products to its website on May 10, 2005 based on exercise-specific weather advisories issued by the National Weather Service.
During the first week of the exercise, PDC created storm track maps, wind damage estimates, as well as weather situation and damage assessment products--all of which were posted to a secure area on PDC's website for viewing and analysis by exercise participants.
During the second week, Hawaii State Civil Defense conducted a staff exercise on May 16, an Emergency Managers Round Table on May 17, and a Transportation Issues In Disaster Management Workshop on May 18. To support these efforts, PDC provided statewide damage maps as well as detailed assessments showing FEMA Flood Zones and transportation facilities. PDC also participated in the Emergency Managers Round Table along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross.
Storm tracks and wind damage assessments were also added to a specially-published "exercise version" of the Hawaii edition of the Asia Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas. This allowed for these products to be interactively assessed along with important baseline data, including the locations of critical infrastructure and emergency services facilities.
This map graphic represents a damage assessment product designed by PDC for the Makani Pahili exercise.
There are "clickable" areas that contain additional levels of detail.
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