Important Hurricane Links: US Government & Hawaii Hurricane Resources

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Hawaii Hurricane Resources

Central Pacific Hurricane Center (United States Department of Commerce) – Two-day hurricane forecast.

Hurricane Home Insurance Information (Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs) – Hurricane insurance in Hawaii is a supplemental insurance to home insurance. It covers wind-related damage associated with hurricanes.

Big Island – County of Hawaii Civil Defense Agency – Hurricane Preparedness Guide

County of Maui – Hurricane Information & Preparedness Tips – Hurricane tips

County of Kauai – Emergency Preparedness – General information

County of Honolulu – Department of Emergency Managment – Hurricane tips

State of Hawaii Homeland Security 3949 Diamond Head Rd., Honolulu, HI 96816-4495 (808) 733-4246

Hawaii Department of Civil Defense Division 3949 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 733-4301

State of Hawaii – Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (DOD) – Hurricane tips

Hawaii Department of Emergency Management 650 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 723-8960

Hawaii News Now – HNN Hurricane Center

KHON – Weather Hawai’i Islands weather forecasts, weather radar maps, and tropical storm updates.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser Weather – Offers Hawaii radar map, infrared images, and hurricane updates.

KITV Island News – Local weather forecasts, Hawaii radar map and storm warnings.

Big Island Now – Hawaii Island Weather, news and weather for the Big Island.

Maui Now – Maui County Weather, news and weather for the island of Maui.

The Garden Island Newspaper – News and weather for the island of Kauai.

Be sure to read Hurricane Preparedness Checklist: Family Planning for Hurricane Safety

US Government And Other Tropical Storms & Hurricane Resources

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – this government site is packed full of information with everything you wanted to know (and can now find out) about hurricanes.

NOAA – US Tsunami Warning System: A major earthquake in Alaska, Fiji, Chile, the Pacific Northwest can result in a large tsunami striking Hawaii.

Ready America – if you find yourself in the path of a hurricane or a tropical storm and are not sure how to handle it and get prepared . . . better click onto this great website.

AccuWeather Eastern Pacific Weather Map –

The National Weather Service National Hurricane Center – will keep you up to date with maps and all of the latest hurricane information.

Weather.com – everything up to the minute about hurricanes.

Be sure to read Hurricane Preparedness Checklist: Family Planning for Hurricane Safety

Floodsmart.gov – with tons more useful information on how to prepare and deal with one of the major hazards associated with hurricanes . . . flooding. Do you live in the danger zone?

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – news, views, and information all about hurricanes and the destruction they cause. Get some great ideas about how to prepare your home and your family from this great website.

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency – keeping an eye and you informed about the tropical weather outlook and hurricane information in the Caribbean.

US Environmental Protection Agency – for information on all natural disasters and weather emergencies (so that includes hurricanes).

Salvation Army – donating time, food and shelter.