HOSA Community Awareness · Moanalua High School · Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
A student-led campaign helping Oʻahu families get ready for the next emergency, before it happens.
See why it mattersA University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu study of 1,006 Hawaiʻi households found that 56% believed they were prepared, but only 12% actually had 14 days of water, food, and medicine.12 Believing it and doing it are not the same thing.
About 1 in 4 unprepared households said they just weren’t properly informed, not that they didn’t care.2 Most people learn about preparedness from family and friends, not from a government flyer.3 That’s exactly why a student-led, peer-to-peer campaign can reach people official channels miss.
Almost everything on the island arrives by sea. About 3,000 tons of food and 400 shipping containers land at Honolulu Harbor every day, and there is no alternate harbor that can unload freight at that scale.7
There is no warehouse backup. Food moves straight from the port to stores, so when ships stop, shelves drain within days. After 5 days without imports, stores are below 40% of normal stock.8
FEMA’s minimum is 3 days of supplies. That number was built for the mainland, where trucks can roll in from the next state. Hawaiʻi has no next state. That is why HI-EMA recommends 14 days instead.9
Oʻahu faces a specific set of real risks. Here’s what to actually do about each one.
Get official emergency alerts sent straight to your phone.
Official sign-up through honolulu.gov
Pick one thing and start today, readiness builds step by step.
Start here: take the 3-minute quiz to see how ready your household really is.
Take the Preparedness QuizUse our calculator and checklist to put together water, food, and supplies for your household.
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