Civil Defense Message in Hawaii County
⚠️ CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL DEFENSE UPDATE: HAWAII COUNTY This is a Civil Defense Message for Thursday 08-20-2026 at 06:41 PM. Monitoring Tropical Depression Two-C: The National Weather Service reports Tropical Depression Two-C is located approximately 770 miles southeast of Hilo, moving west-northwest at 14 mph, and is expected to become a strong tropical storm that poses a real threat of impacting Hawaii Island this weekend. Due to this threat: Hawaii Island residents and businesses, please prepare for Damaging Winds, Flooding Rains, High Surf, possible worsening of power outages, loss of communications, and road closures. Please take this time to review your emergency plan, make sure you prepare adequate food, water, medication, fuel, have flashlights with working batteries and emergency contact information. Please identify outdoor items that could become airborne or pose a threat to your property - and take action. If your area is prone to flooding or you consider your location unsafe, please make sure to have an evacuation plan. If you have storm-related needs, please go online and fill out a Request for Assistance at VibrantHawaii.org or call Civil Defense at (808) 935-0031. To stay informed of Civil Defense alerts, please text HawaiiAlerts at 888777. You will be informed should conditions change. This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency. For more information, please visit the County of Hawaii Hazard Impact Map. 📡 Source: noreply@everbridge.net 🔍 More Info: sshsearch.com 📧 Report Updates: sshreport.com #hawaii #civildefense #emergency #alert