Project Impact is programmed to help ease the pain of troubled times. The Federal Emergency Management Program (FEMA) is heading out into the island’s community’s with its first of a series of meetings Tuesday, Feb. 12. Project Impact is designed
Project Impact is programmed to help ease the pain of troubled times.
The Federal Emergency Management Program (FEMA) is heading out into the island’s community’s with its first of a series of meetings Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Project Impact is designed to lessen catastrophic damage from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and typhoons and earthquakes.
Kaua’i County is in the midst of developing these plans and is ready to seek input from various communities island-wide.
Tuesday’s meeting, for residents and business folk from PMRF to New Mill will be held at the Waimea Neighborhood Center from 7 to 9 p.m.
There is no charge for admission.
Community input is important before finalized plans are adopted, according to county officials.
Without a plan in place, the county’s ability to secure federal funds for post disaster cleanup and rebuilding will be more difficult.
The second meeting in the series, for Kalaheo, Lawa’i, ‘Oma’o, Koloa and Po’ipu residents and business folk is slated for March 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center.
Last year, Project Impact Kaua’i held an informational fair in conjunction with Kukui Grove Shopping Center. Exhibits were displayed during Project Awareness Week, a national event.
For more information, contact Kaua’i County Project Impact’s Karen Taketa at 246-2662.
