2026-10-20 - Energy Environment & Sustainability
Summary
Flood Detection Sensor Pilot
32:16-33:40, 36:30-40:21, 40:25-42:05
- The emergency management representative described camera systems with AI software that could also gauge water height, pooling on streets in downtown Waikiki and other hazards, and flag anomalies to a human monitor.
- Weyer (presiding) asked where the $300,000 reported approved earlier that day would go. Answer: only the flood detection system, for roughly 30 sensors from Hohonu (spelling from captions), a Hawaii-based vendor reached through a master procurement (NASPO) route, with a subscription fee after the first year.
- The proof-of-concept pilot is the first hazard to be tested: install the sensors, test reliability, and see whether the output can feed the crisis management system and an app.
- Tupola asked about the vendor's University of Hawaii connection; the answer was that the owner is believed to be a UH professor and the company monitors floods across the U.S.
- Young, testifying for CARES, supported the modernization and urged a joint effort with state and county agencies, with synchronized data and flood-exposure maps for homes, schools and critical structures.
Emergency Alert Watch Office
33:40-36:29, 42:09-46:39
- Weyer asked how alerts work now. The department described a volunteer duty officer system (a primary and two alternates, unpaid and not required to answer), where a call from responders rolls from one officer to the next, then the officer coordinates with fire and police, establishes the affected area and sends the alert. It called this a long process with risk.
- The proposal is a watch office monitoring hazards island-wide with daily reports, plus a staff member at the joint 911 center who can act on a request to evacuate.
- Racquel Achiu testified online, frustrated that seven months after the Kona low storms no alert process has been improved, and asked about alert triggers, community involvement in stakeholder talks, and hiring a meteorologist.
- Weyer asked how the Council can speed things up. The department said it has the mayor's go-ahead, believes it has what it needs, and is bringing together science, meteorology and IT staff; further Council help would come later.
Resilience Hubs
46:41-50:42
- The department said there is no common definition of a resilience hub, and answers differ depending on who is asked. It does not build or manage these buildings; its role would be advising on redundancy such as generators and backup water.
- Weyer said the Council should do what it can now and in the coming weeks and years, and that hubs will differ by location, using city and private facilities with water, food, communications and electricity prepositioned.
- The department agreed a common definition and strategy would help and said hubs are a long-term, multi-generation effort. A related resolution is pending and may be discussed at the next meeting.
Other business
40:21-40:25, 50:43-51:24
- Weyer said he expects interest from the congressional delegation in funding a new emergency operations center and hopes to follow up on federal funding. No further testimony; the meeting adjourned.
Captions for this video are human-uploaded (all caps) and may contain errors. They begin at 32:16 of the recording, so the first part of the meeting is not covered. This summary covers only the captioned portion (32:16 to adjournment at about 51:24); earlier agenda items are not summarized.
Time on topic (from transcript timestamps, 32:16-51:24 only; approximate, includes side talk):
| Topic | Minutes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Alert Watch Office | 7 | 38% |
| Flood Detection Sensor Pilot | 7 | 36% |
| Resilience Hubs | 4 | 21% |
| Other business | 1 | 5% |
Agenda
Regular committee agenda; see agenda link.
Sources
- Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TTfEO4pDw8Q
- Agenda: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/agenda/browse/743
Video
Transcript
Human-uploaded captions (all caps); may contain errors. They begin at 32:16 of the recording.
Transcript
32:16I'D LIKE TO SEE A STREAMLINES A
32:18LITTLE BIT MORE.
32:20I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S
32:21AVAILABLE, BUT WE'LL BE TALKING
32:22TO THE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THAT.
32:25I MENTIONS EARLIER THE CAMERA
32:30SYSTEMS.
32:30WE WERE USING IN SAUDI ARABIA.
32:33YOU CAN USE YOUR CAMERA SYSTEMS
32:35WITH THE SOFTWARE AND AI.
32:38OUR STOP SIGNS ARE AT A
32:40STANDARDIZED HEIGHT AND OTHER
32:42SIGN CUES THERE.
32:43THE VIDEO SYSTEMS CAN ACT ALSO
32:46AS A MECHANISM TO TELL US HOW
32:49HIGH WATER IS.
32:50TALKING ABOUT FLOODS.
32:53A♪ND OTHER HAZARDS.
32:54IT IS START TO TELL US WHEN
32:57POOLING IS HAPPENING AND STREETS
33:00IN DOWNTOWN WAIKIKI.
33:02IT'S NOT EVEN THE WEATHER
33:04CENTRIC SYSTEMS BUT EVEN OUR
33:06CAMERA SYSTEMS CAN BE ADDED TO
33:09THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
33:10>> AIM.
33:12>> I'M ASSUMING THEY'LL BE ABLE
33:15TO IDENTIFY CONGESTION, TRAFFIC
33:18CONGESTION.
33:18>>Testifier: THAT'S WHY
33:20GETTING THE RIGHT SYSTEMS IS
33:22IMPORTANT.
33:23IT WILL IDENTIFY ANOMALIES.
33:25THAT GOES BACK TO MACHINE
33:27LEARNING.
33:28IT CAN SEND BACK AN ALERT TO THE
33:30PERSON MONITORING TO SUPPOSED TO
33:32BE MONITORING.
33:34NOBODY'S MONITORING THEY CAN SEE
33:35WHAT'S GOING ON AND MAKE
33:38DECISIONS BASED ON THAT.
33:40>> EACH DISASTER HAS ITS
33:43INDIVIDUAL FACTORS OR OWE OWE
33:47CORRECTS.
33:49TALKING ABOUT HAVING THE PUSH B.
33:53CAN YOU ELABORATE HOW THAT IS
33:56DIFFERENT?
33:56WHAT IS THE PROCESS NOW?
33:58LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THIS
34:01WOULD LOOK LIKE SO THERE WOULD
34:02BE SOMEONE AVAILABLE TO ACTIVATE
34:05AN ALERT?
34:06I'M ASSUMING THAT WOULD HAVE TO
34:09BE SOMEWHAT OF A SENIORITY AS
34:11WELL?
34:12>> ABSOLUTELY.
34:13THE PROCESS CONCERNS ME.
34:15IT'S CONCERNED ME SINCE THE DAY
34:18I WALKED IN THE DOOR.
34:20WE HAVE A STAFF DUTY OFFICER
34:22SYSTEM WITHIN DEM.
34:25WE BASICALLY HAVE THREE DUTY
34:27OFFICERS ON DUTY AT ANY GIVEN
34:29TIME.
34:30I USE THAT WORD "DUTY" LOOSELY
34:33BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GET PAID.
34:35THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO ANSWER
34:37THE PHONES PHONES.
34:39WE GO TO A PRIMARY AND TWO
34:42ALTERNATES.
34:42WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS OUR DUTY
34:45LINE, EMERGENCY RESPONDERS OR
34:48SOMETHING AFTER HOURS.
34:49TELLING US INFORMATION.
34:51IT COULD BE A NEED FOR A
34:54WILDFIRE STARTING AND WE NEED AN
34:56EVACUATION.
34:57THAT CALL GOES INTO OUR DUTY
35:01OFFICER LINE.
35:03IF THE FIRST DUTY OFFICER
35:06DOESN'T ANSWER, IT ROLLS TO THE
35:07SECOND AND SO FORT.
35:10DUTY OFFICERS PICK UP THE PHONE
35:12AND HANDLE THE BUSINESS.
35:16WHATEVER THAT IS.
35:16THEY'RE GOING TO DO PULL UP
35:20THEIR LAPTOP, COMMUNICATE WITH
35:21THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE
35:24DEPARTMENT, WHOEVER IS CALLING
35:26FOR THE EVACUATION.
35:27TRY TO ESTABLISH THE PARAMETERS
35:29OF THE LOCATION.
35:32THE POL POLIGONE AND THEY'RE GOG
35:36TO SEND AN ALERT.
35:38A VERY LONG PROCESS THAT'S GOT
35:41RISK INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.
35:44HAVING A WATCH OFFICE MONITORING
35:47THE DIFFERENT HAZARDS THAT ARE
35:51ACROSS OAHU AND WHETHER THAT'S
35:54WEATHER, FIRE, SPECIAL EVENTS
35:56GOING AROUND IN THE ISLAND AND
35:58THERE'S MANY MORE.
36:00THEY'RE KEEPING THE TAB ON IT
36:02AND WHERE THE BIG RESOURCES
36:05THAT.
36:05GIVING US DAILY REPORTS ON THAT.
36:08ALSO HAVING SOMEBODY THERE IN
36:12THE JTMC, 911 CENTER THAT CAN
36:15TAKE THE CALL FROM THAT SERGEANT
36:18OR LIEUTENANT AND SAY, WE NEED
36:22TO EVACUATE THAT AREA.
36:24IT'S NOT SOMEBODY OFFDUTY AND
36:27DOESN'T HAVE TO ANSWER THE
36:29PHONE.
36:29>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
36:30THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
36:32I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.
36:34WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
36:37FUNDING, IT WAS APPROVED TODAY.
36:42MAHALO TO ADMINISTRATION AND
36:43MANAGING DIRECTOR.
36:44WHERE WOULD WE ANTICIPATE THAT
36:48FUNDING GOING IN TERMS OF THE
36:51LET
36:52LETTERING?
36:53AND THE NAYSPO PROCUREMENT
36:56PROCESS IS RELEVANT.
37:00WHEN WE HAD TALKED TO SOME
37:04VENDERS, THOSE ENGAGING DIRECTLY
37:08WITH THE COMMUNITY THEY BROUGHT
37:10UP A PROCURED PROCESS. PROCESS.
37:16>>Testifier: I'M CONFIDENT
37:17SPEAKING ABOUT HONU.
37:19THAT'S OUR FOCUS IN TERMS OF
37:22GETTING THEM ONBOARD AND DO THAT
37:24QUICKER THAN IF WE WERE DOING A
37:27TRA DIG THE PROCUREMENT.
37:32NASPO IS IMPORTANT.
37:36MECHANISM THAT WE APPROACH THIS
37:40IS KEY AND WHAT WAS THE FIRST
37:41PART OF YOUR QUESTION?
37:44>> WHERE WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE
37:46THE MONEY GOING OUT.
37:47>> MY FOCUS WITH THE 300,000 IS
37:50SOLEY IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THE
37:54COUNCIL IDENTIFIED IT FOR.
37:56FOR THE FLOOD DETECTION SYSTEM.
38:00>>Councilmember Weyer: THAT'S
38:02WHY IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS
38:06TIME LINE, IT WOULD BE FOR THE
38:08ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT AND
38:11TECHNOLOGY?
38:12>> ACQUISITIONS OF --
38:17INSTALLATION, GETTING IT OUT FOR
38:19OUR PROF OF CONCEPT PILOT
38:21PROJECT.
38:22THAT WILL BE THE FIRST HAZARD WE
38:26TEST.
38:27FLOOD MONITORING.
38:28GETTING THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE AND
38:29GETTING THIS INFORMATION AFTER
38:30THEY'RE IN PLACE AND TESTING THE
38:34RELIABILITY OF THE SYSTEM AND
38:35MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO
38:37DISRUPTIONS AND SEE WHAT'S GOING
38:39ON.
38:39AND WHAT'S THE OUTPUT IN TERMS
38:42OF THE APP.
38:44CAN WE FUNNEL IT INTO OUR CRISIS
38:47MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND SO FORTH.
38:50>>Councilmember Weyer: MAHALO.
38:54COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.
38:54>>Councilmember Tupola: YOU
38:55KEEP SAYING HOHONU, UNIVERSITY
38:58OF HAWAI'I STARTUP TECH.
39:05I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT.
39:07>> I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE WORD BUT
39:08IT'S THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.
39:12THEY NEED TO SPEAK FOR
39:14THEMSELVES IN TERMS OF THEIR
39:14CONNECTION WITH U.H..
39:16THE OWNER, I BELIEVE, IS A
39:19PROFESSOR AT U.H..
39:21I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME
39:21COMMITTEES TO U.H..
39:24BUT THEY'RE A COMPANY THAT DOES
39:25FLOOD MONITORING ACROSS THE
39:26UNITED STATES.
39:28VERY POPULAR IN FLORIDA AND
39:30SOUTH CAROLINA, MAYBE NORTH
39:32CAROLINA.
39:32AND SO HAPPY THAT WE HAVE A
39:36LOCAL VENDOR THAT IS GOING
39:39THROUGH THE MASTER PROCUREMENT
39:40PROCESS THAT ALLOWS US TO GET
39:46THAT EASIER AND BEING ABLE TO
39:48USE A HAWAI'I COMPANY IS GOING
39:50TO BE GOOD.
39:56>> WE PAY THEM CONTRACTUALLY?
40:00>> WE WILL PAY I THINK FOR ABOUT
40:0530 SENSORS 300,000 TO START
40:07MONITORING AND GENERATING THE
40:09DATA AND SUBSCRIPTS FEE AFTER
40:12THAT.
40:13THAT WILL BE FOR A YEAR.
40:17>> NOW I SEE HOW PIECES ADD UP.
40:21THANK YOU.
40:21>>Councilmember Weyer: NO
40:24REGISTERED IN-PERSON.
40:25MS. YOUNG.
40:27ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO TESTIFY
40:29CAN LINE UP.
40:32NONE.
40:34>>Testifier: ALOHA.
40:34>>Councilmember Weyer: ALOHA.
40:37>>Testifier: LET ME REFRESH
40:40THE DOCUMENT.
40:40ALL RIGHT.
40:43ANGELA MELODY YOUNG TESTIFYING
40:44BEHALF OF CARES.
40:46SO I THINK THIS IS GREAT THIS
40:49THE CITY IS MODERNIZING WITH THE
40:52EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM.
40:55AND I THINK A USEFUL NEXT STEP
40:57IS TO FRAME THIS AS A ENJOYMENT
41:00INITIATIVE BETWEEN THE STATE
41:02AGENCIES AND TO BE MORE
41:03COLLABORATIVE WITH THE COUNTIES
41:06OFFICES.
41:06FOR EXAMPLE TO WORK WITH HIEMA
41:11AND DLNR AND TRANSPORTATION
41:14OFFICES.
41:15FOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND, OF
41:19COURSE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
41:22SERVICES.
41:23BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE DATA THAT IS
41:25SYNCHRONIZED WITH ALL OF THESE
41:28OFFICES, THEN YOU CAN READ HOW
41:30THE FLOOD AFFECTS ALL OF THEM
41:34BECAUSE IT DOES.
41:36WHY JUST WORK WITH MODERNIZING
41:38ONE DEPARTMENT WHEN YOU CAN
41:41MODERNIZE ALL AND BE MORE
41:42COLLABORATIVE IN YOUR APPROACH.
41:44I THINK LIKE FLOOD MAP EXPOSURES
41:47AROUND HOMES, SCHOOLS, CRITICAL
41:54STRUCTURES, THAT WOULD BE HELP
41:5768.
42:00>> MAHALO.
42:01THANKTHANK YOU SO MUCH.
42:03ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE TESTIFIER?
42:05SEEING NONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
42:06ANYONE IN PERSON?
42:09WE'LL GO ONLINE.
42:11I BELIEVE WE HAVE RAQUEL ACHIU.
42:16PLEASE PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
42:20READY.
42:20ALOHA 7.
42:20>>Testifier: ALOHA.
42:21CAN YOU HEAR ME?
42:24>>Councilmember Weyer: WE CAN.
42:25>>Testifier: MAHALO,
42:28COUNCILMEMBER.
42:30SO RAQUEL ACHIU, WAIALUAMOKU.
42:36FRUSTRATED.
42:36SEVEN MONTHS SINCE THE KONA
42:40LOWS.
42:40WE JUST HAD ANOTHER COMMUNITY
42:43MEETING AND STILL -- NOT A LOT
42:45OF CLARITY ON WHERE WE'RE GOING
42:48HERE.
42:49I HAVE TO BE HONEST IN.
42:52PAST SEVEN MONTHS, THERE'S BEEN
42:53MANY DISCUSSIONS, AND THAT'S
42:55GREAT.
42:56WE HAVEN'T STARTED TO IMPROVE
42:58ANY ALERT PROCESS.
42:59AND I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT
43:01STAKEHOLDERS AND PLANS.
43:04DOES THAT INCLUDE STAKEHOLDERS
43:07IN THE COMMUNITYS?
43:08WHAT ARE OUR TRIGGERS FOR THE
43:12ALERT AND WHEN AND HOW?
43:14OUR COMMUNITY ALSO MET WITH
43:18HOHONU 2-GSZ.NU.
43:22VERY ENCOURAGING.
43:23IT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS THAT'S
43:26IMPLEMENTED RIGHT NOW.
43:27IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE
43:29ABLE TO DO THAT IMPACTS OR
43:32IMPROVES A SYSTEM OR A PROCESS
43:35THAT ALLOWS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
43:37TO HAVE APPROPRIATE TIME AND
43:39WARPINGS AND UNDERSTANDING HOW
43:41THAT PROCESS WORKS?
43:42I THINK THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE TO
43:45IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY.
43:47EVERY COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT AND
43:48THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO
43:50CONSIDERATION.
43:50I KNOW THERE'S NEW POSITIONS
43:53BECOME OFFERED.
43:54I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS.
43:57MAYBE YOU NEED TO HIRE OUR OPEN
44:00METEOROLOGIST SO WE CAN HAVE AN
44:02IMMEDIATE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
44:03IS HAPPENING.
44:04I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
44:06I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
44:07QUESTIONS OF THE MAHALO.
44:11>>Councilmember Weyer: MAHALO.
44:13ANY QUESTIONS?
44:15THANK YOU SO MUCH.
44:15APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS AND
44:20INPUT.
44:20CLERKS, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S
44:22ANYONE ELSE.
44:23BACK TO DISCUSS.
44:25WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSIONEN?
44:28DIRECTOR, SINCE YOU'RE HERE,
44:30I'LL THROW IT UT FOR DISCUSSION.
44:34WE CAN TALK THROUGH WAYS COUNCIL
44:38SHOULD SUPPORT.
44:39IS THERE ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO
44:43MOVE CONVERSATION ALONG AS FAST
44:45AS IT CAN OR FASTER?
44:47AND THEN ALSO IF YOU HAD A QUICK
44:51UPDATE ON THE RESILIENCE
44:52DISCUSSION?
44:53I KNOW THAT'S A PENDING RESO.
44:56WE COULD ALSO TALK ABOUT THAT AT
44:58OUR NEXT MEETING.
45:00WANTED TO THOUGH THOSE POINTS
45:01OUT FOR DISCUSSION AND ANSWER.
45:08>>Testifier: SORRY, WHAT WAS
45:09THE FIRST QUESTION?
45:12>>
45:12>> HOW CAN WE HELP YOU MOVE AS
45:15QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE?
45:16>>Testifier: I APPRECIATE THAT
45:17AND THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT.
45:20AS I WAS TELLING NEWS MEDIA
45:24EARLIER, I HAVE IT'S GREEN LIGH.
45:28MAYOR BLANGIARDI IS NOTHING BUT
45:30SUPPORTIVE.
45:31WANTS US TO GET OUT THERE AS
45:40AIR -- APAS.
45:43WE'RE KEYING OFF OF AND THE
45:46$300,000 THAT WE GOT DONE.
45:48I FEEL FULLY SUPPORTS BY THE
45:51COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
45:53IT'S A MATTER OF DOING IT AND
45:56DOING IT RIGHT.
45:57GETTING THE RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE
45:59WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE
46:01ROOM TO DETERMINE FROM THE
46:04SCIENCE ASPECT, FROM THE
46:07METEOROLOGY ASPECT AND
46:08INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASPECT.
46:10WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING HARD
46:11TO GET THAT DONE.
46:13MAY DONE ANY MORE FROM
46:16THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE MORE
46:18FOR THE FUTURE.
46:19AS OF NOW I THINK I HAVE
46:21EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO DIVE
46:24IN AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
46:27DIVING IN AND AGAIN, FEELING
46:29THIS LULL FROM THE STORMS AS GEN
46:32MY TEAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH
46:34THEIR BREATH AND START
46:37INITIATING SOME OF THESE
46:39PROJECTS.
46:39THAT WOULD BE PART ONE.
46:41PART TWO IN TERMS OF THE
46:44RESILIENCY HUBS.
46:46WHAT I'VE ASKED OF SOME
46:49COUNCILMEMBERS IS THERE'S
46:51CONSISTENCY IN WHAT WE'RE
46:54CALLING RESILIENCY HUB.
46:56ANYONE YOU ASK YOU'RE GOING TO
46:59GET A DIFFERENT ANSWER.
47:05DEM ISN'T THE ONE MANAGING THESE
47:08BUILDINGS.
47:09WE DON'T BUILD THEM, AND WE
47:11EXPECT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE
47:13UP AND RUNNING WHEN THEY ARE
47:16BUILT.
47:17THEY'LL BE UP AND RIGHTING DAY
47:19IN, DAY OUT.
47:21NOT JUST FOR SHELTER OR DISASTER
47:24OPERATIONS.
47:24THERE FOR THE DISASTER
47:26OPERATIONS.
47:26THAT'S WHERE OF DEM WILL COME
47:28INTO PLAY IN TERMS OF PROVIDING
47:31AN ADVISORY ROLE.
47:32WHAT KIND OF REDUNDANCY.
47:37GENERATORS AND BACKUP WATER AND
47:38THAT SORT OF THING.
47:40IF WE CAN GET SOME CONSISTENCY,
47:43THAT'S WHERE I THINK WILL BE A
47:46BIG STEP, ESPECIALLY NOT ONLY ON
47:50OAHU BUT ACROSS HAWAI'I.
47:52>>Councilmember Weyer: I
47:52APPRECIATE THAT.
47:55I DO RESPECT ALL THE DIFFERENT
47:58OPINIONS.
47:58I THINK FROM A GOVERNMENT
48:00RESPONSIBILITY PERSPECTIVE, AND
48:01THIS IS FLUSHING THIS OUT WITH
48:04YOU.
48:05IT'S A MATTER OF WHAT CAN WE BE
48:07DOING TODAY?
48:08AND WE SHOULD DO THAT TODAY.
48:10WHAT CAN WE DO NEXT WEEK?
48:12WE SHOULD DO THAT NEXT WEEK.
48:14AND IN A YEAR OR TWO.
48:18AND WHAT A RU RESILIENCE HUB LOS
48:25LIKE.
48:26AS WE CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION.
48:32IT'S GOING TO DIFFERENT
48:34DEPENDING ON WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
48:36WE'RE STARTING FROM EVERYTHING
48:38THAT WE NEED.
48:40PREPOSITIONING OUR ACCESS TO
48:42WATER, FOOD, COMMUNICATIONS,
48:45ELECTIONS
48:49ELECTRICITY.
48:52CITY FA FACILITIES, PRIVATE
48:58FACILITIES.
49:01THE -- TRYING TO SUPPORT.
49:04I THINK THAT AS LONG AS WE KEEP
49:06SUPPORT SPREAD OUT CONSISTENTLY,
49:10WE WANT TO SEE PROJECTS THAT
49:12EXIST BUT ALSO ENSURE THAT THE
49:15BROADER NEEDS ARE CONTEMPLATED
49:17WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
49:21THAT'S OUR GUARANTEE TODAY.
49:24WE GOT TO AT LEAST ENSURE THAT
49:27WE'RE READY TODAY WHAT WE CAN
49:31READY.
49:31CLARITY ON DEFINITION.
49:33IT'S WHAT WE CAN DO TO MEET
49:36THOSE NEEDS.
49:38FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN.
49:40>>Testifier: YEAH.
49:41I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S
49:43LEADERSHIP IN THIS REGARD.
49:46DEFINITELY THE COMMON DEFINITION
49:48AND A COMMON STRATEGY IS GOING
49:50TO HELP US OUT IN TERMS OF WHO'S
49:55DOING WHAT.
49:59DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS THAT
50:02MIGHT BE INVOLVED OF THE THAT HE
50:04CAN PROVIDE THE ADVICE THEY NEED
50:06AND SO FORTH.
50:09REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
50:10LEADERSHIP.
50:11THE OTHER THING THAT CONCERNS
50:14ME, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
50:17THE RESILIENCY HUB, SHELTERS
50:20HUBS ARE WICKED AND GENERATION
50:23IT WILL.
50:24MAKE THE STEPS WE NEED TO MAKE
50:27TODAY TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE
50:29NEED TO START BUILDING.
50:30THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG-TERM
50:32PROJECT PROBABLY LONG AFTER I'M
50:34GONE AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS
50:36ROOM IS GONE.
50:37WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON
50:39SOME OF THESE PROJECTS OR
50:42PROBLEMS.
50:43>>Councilmember Weyer:
50:43APPRECIATE THAT.
50:45MAHALO FOR SPEAKING WITH THE
50:47CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, THE
50:56BIPARTISAN DELEGATION.
50:57I DEFINITELY THINK THERE WOULD
50:59BE INTEREST IN FUNDING FOR A NEW
51:02EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
51:04HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO FOLLOW UP TO
51:07THAT TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING.
51:11SEEING NO ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION
51:13FROM THE COMMUNITY OR FROM THE
51:16COMMITTEE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
51:19CLOSE TESTIMONY.
51:20AND WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
51:24MAHALO.