April 2 - As part of the
Administration's efforts to prepare Hawai'i residents for emergency
disasters, Lt. Governor Aiona joined State Adjutant General Major General
Robert Lee at a tsunami response exercise at the Emergency Operations Center
at Diamond Head. The exercise involved mock messages from the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center, alerts to the government and other agencies from
State Civil Defense Crisis Action Team members, and simulated reports on the
progress of the damaging waves.
"We are conducting
this exercise today to underscore the severity, importance and significance
of what being prepared means," said Lt. Governor Aiona. "This exercise will
reveal how our preparedness has improved and adjusted since the earthquake
on October 15th of last
year."
