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November 12, 2014 Contact: John M Cummings III, Public Information Officer - 808-723-8938 (Cell)   O'ahu residents invited to view new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps at public information and outreach workshops   O'ahu residents are invited to attend a series of free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps.  These maps represent an unlikely worst-case scenario and do not replace the current, standard tsunami evacuation maps.  Rather, they add a second evacuation zone for a worst case, extreme, once in a thousand years tsunami event.   Newly released scientific and geological information suggests that sometime in the past 500 years, a massive 9.0 earthquake in the eastern Aleutian Trench may have generated a tsunami that far exceeded the inundations known to have occurred during tsunami events throughout recorded history in Hawaii.  An event of this magnitude, referred to as an Extreme Tsunami, may occur once every thousand years.   In response to these findings, the city, in conjunction with state, federal, and non-government stakeholders, have developed a new set of O'ahu Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps, refuge areas, and evacuation routes to complement the current tsunami evacuation maps.   Seventeen outreach workshops will be held in coastal communities around O'ahu this month and next. Each workshop is designed specifically for that particular community.   Representatives from the city's Department of Emergency Management will be on hand to present the new maps, discuss the implications for Oahu residents, and answer questions.   Location Date Time Notes Address ʻÂina Haina Community Park 11/17/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room/Park is adjacent to ʻÂina Haina Elementary 827 West Hind Dr, Honolulu, HI 96821 Mission Memorial 11/18/2014 8:30 a.m. Mission Memorial Hearing Room 550 South King St, Honolulu, HI 96813 Hawai'i Pacific University 11/18/2014 8:30 a.m. Frear Center Room- FC 107 (Use Fort Street Mall Entrance) 1132 Bishop St, Honolulu, HI 96813 'Aiea Public Library 11/19/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room 99-374 Pohai Pl, 'Aiea, HI 96701 Waikîkî Elementary School 11/24/2014 7 p.m. Multi-Purpose Room (Auditorium) 3710 Leahi Ave,  Honolulu, HI 96815 Hawaiʻi Kai Public Library 11/25/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room 249 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI 96825 Kapolei Hale 12/1/2014 7 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B (Lower parking lot available for attendees 1000 Ulu'ohi'a St,  Kapolei, HI 96707 Kailua District Park 12/2/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room (do not park on grass, use designated stalls) 21 S. Kainalu Dr, Kailua, HI 96734 Kâneʻohe District Park 12/8/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room 45-660 Keaahala Rd, Kâneʻohe, HI 96744 'Ewa Mahikô District Park 12/9/2014 7 p.m. Room #1 91-1145 Renton Rd, 'Ewa Beach, HI 96706 Waialua District Park 12/10/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room 67-180 Goodale Ave, Waialua, HI 96791 Waimânalo District Park 12/11/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room 41-415 Hihimanu St, Waimânalo, HI 96795 Sunset Beach Recreation Center 12/12/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room 59-540 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI 96712 Ka'awa Elementary School 12/15/2014 7 p.m. Auditorium, please do not park on grass (use lot) 51-296 Kamehameha Hwy, Ka'awa, HI 96730 Wai'anae District Park 12/16/2014 7 p.m. Meeting Room (do not park on grass, use designated stalls) 85-601 Farrington Hwy,  Wai'anae, HI 96792 Nânâkuli Beach Park 12/17/2014 7 p.m. Multi-Purpose Room 89-269 Farrington Hwy, Wai'anae, Hawai'i 96792 BYU-Hawai'i 12/18/2014 7 p.m. Little Theatre at the McKay Building; park in first lot to the left 55-220 Kulanui St, Laie, HI 96762   Language interpretation and disability assistance will be provided by request. Please contact the department by phone at 808-723-8960 or via email at jcummings@honolulu.gov at least three days prior to the outreach workshop that you would like to attend so that we may accommodate your needs.   -END-