Disaster Resilience: Science to Action

APRU Multi-Hazards Summer School, Tohoku University
Dr. Denise E. Konan, Dean College of Social Sciences
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
July 21, 2016

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UH Mānoa in Brief• Founded: 1907
• Land Grant, Sea Grant
and Space Grant• Located in Honolulu’s
beautiful Mānoa Valley
island of Oʻahu• Campus size: 320 acres
University of Hawai‘i mo4o:
Maluna aʻe o nā lāhui a pau ke ola ke kanaka
Above all na@ons is humanity

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UH Mānoa in Brief• 20,429 students• Student faculty ratio 14:1
• Rich curriculum• 92 Bachelor programs• 84 Master programs• 51 Ph.D. programs• Affordable Tuition• $10,872 resident• $32,904 non-resident

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UH Mānoa in Brief• Carnegie Very High Research Active• $355 m new research awards• Land, Sea, Space Grant• APRU member since 2013
• NSF Top 30 Public University• Pioneering research in oceanography,
astronomy, health, cancer, socialsciences

UH Mānoa Schools and Colleges• College of Social Sciences (Economics, Communications, Psychology …)• College of Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Math …)• School of Ocean, Earth Science, & Technology• Shidler College of Business• College of Engineering• College of Arts and Humanities• College of Tropical Agriculture• College of Languages, Linguistics, & Literature• W.S. Richardson School of Law• J.A. Burns School of Medicine• School of Architecture• School of Travel Industry Management• School of Social Work
• College of Education• School of Pacific & Asian Studies• School of Nursing• Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge

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Hawai‘i in Brief• Of U.S. cities, Honolulu is safest (Forbes), lowest carbon
emissions (Brookings Institute), 11th largest• Islands formed by under sea volcanoes, still active• Export crops are coffee, papaya, pineapple andmacadamia nuts
• Everyone is minority

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Hawai‘i in Brief

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Hawai‘i in Brief

Hawai‘i’s Natural Disasters• Hurricanes• November 11, 1982: Iwa• September 11, 1992: Iniki• August 8, 2014: Iselle• Tsunami• April 1, 1946: AleutianIslands• Kilauea Volcano
Sugar, J. Erup@on of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Ge4y Images9

2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami• 9.1 magnitude earthquake• Tsunami detected in HNL byPacific Tsunami WarningCenter• "Back in 2004, we didn’t know
where to send the warning inthe Indian Ocean, we didn’t
have national contacts", says
Dr. Richard Bailey• 230,000 people killed in 14countries

McDaniel Navy 2005

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Kwok Fai Cheung• Professor Ocean Engineering• Developed a tsunami forecast methodology• incorporated into the real-time forecast system operated by
NOAA to predict wave heights around the Pacific during atsunami event• Developed a tsunami inundation model• Worked with UNESCO to distribute NEOWAVE
and provide training workshops to universities andgovernment agencies around the world

1945 Paciﬁc.avi. Youtube. 22June 2010.

Rhett Butler• Professor of Geophysics andPlanetology• Studied whether or not asimilar sized tsunami could hit
Hawai’i• Discovered that twoearthquakes from the east
Aleutian islands could impact
Hawai’i severely• Recommended the Hawai’i
Tsunami Mapping Project toupdate the evacuation zone
based on these two earthquakes
in 2013

Seagrant Great Aleu@on Tsunami and New
Extreme Tsunami Zones

Study eyes risk of big tsunami in Hawaii
from mega-earthquake in Aleu@ans.

Pacific Disaster Center• All-in-one platform for Asia and the Pacific• Delivers near real-time hazards information to public andimprove decision making• Data visualization and models to first-responders

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Preparing for Disasters pg 6-8• Gather your emergency supplies now• Compile your evacuation kit• Create an evacuation plan for both atsunami and a hurricane• Know your property and take action• Know your house and take action• Strengthen your house• Insurance• Take advantage of potential
discounts for your hurricane
insurance premiums• Finance creatively• Seek the assistance of a qualified,licensed architect, structural engineer,or contractor

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Mahalokonan@hawaii.edu