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The New Year's Eve Flood on Oahu, Hawaii December 31, 1987 - January 1, 1988 (1991) / Chapter Skim
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9 RECOMMENDATIONS
Pages 66-69

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From page 66...
... The unavailability of adequate radar information' the mediocre performance of the raingauge network, and the limits of satellite imagery conspired to leave forecasters without sufficient data to anticipate the flood threat. The automatic telemetered raingauge network on Oahu needs immediate improvement.
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From page 67...
... The problem of destructive debris flows occurring during major storms remains one of the most difficult issues in flood hazard mitigation. Counties in Southern California have grappled with this problem since the turn of the century (see Los Angeles County Flood Control District, 1971, 1987; Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, 1978~.
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From page 68...
... , a delay did occur in the ability to respond to requests for assistance. This delay prompts the following recommendation: Emergency response exercises, modeled after this holiday disaster, should be enacted to identify strategies to bring knowledgeable agency representatives into the EOC and to mobilize public sector resources as rapidly as possible.
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From page 69...
... As a result, the number of homeowners who purchased flood insurance was low. For this reason, two additional recommendations are made: · Although a number of loan and grant programs were made available after the disaster, an evaluation should be undertaken to determine what monetary resources homeowners and renters used to repair damage and replace possessions, especially those not covered by the federal flood insurance program.
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  • response exercises
  • orographic rains
  • public sector
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  • emergency response

  • nonthunderstorm orographic
  • automatic telemetered
  • potential debris
  • hickam air
  • difficult issues

  • promising approach
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  • force base
  • angeles county
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  • reliable methodology
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  • destructive debris


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