Kilauea Volcano - Hawaii | Disaster Response | Direct Relief https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/kilauea-volcano-hawaii/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:41:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.directrelief.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-DirectRelief_Logomark_RGB.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kilauea Volcano - Hawaii | Disaster Response | Direct Relief https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/kilauea-volcano-hawaii/ 32 32 142789926 Relief Mobilized as Hurricane Lane Barrels Through Pacific https://www.directrelief.org/2018/08/hurricane-lane-barrels-through-pacific-as-direct-relief-mobilizes-response/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 20:16:24 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=37046 As Hurricane Lane churns a path through the Pacific, residents of Hawaii are bracing for the storm’s impacts, including heavy rains, high-speed winds and mudslides. These risks apply even if the hurricane doesn’t make landfall but maintains its track to the south of the islands. As a result, Hawaii’s Governor David Ige signed an emergency […]

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]]> As Hurricane Lane churns a path through the Pacific, residents of Hawaii are bracing for the storm’s impacts, including heavy rains, high-speed winds and mudslides.

These risks apply even if the hurricane doesn’t make landfall but maintains its track to the south of the islands.

As a result, Hawaii’s Governor David Ige signed an emergency proclamation and schools on the Big Island and in Maui County have closed.

Hurricane Lane's projected path can be seen in the map above. Click the image to expand.
Hurricane Lane’s projected path can be seen in the map above. Click the image to expand. (Direct Relief map)

The hurricane was classified as Category 4 storm on Wednesday, with winds of 155 miles per hour or more. Rains are expected as early as Wednesday night, and the storm is expected to draw close to the islands Thursday through Saturday.

To inform and coordinate potential response efforts, Direct Relief has been in communication with healthcare facilities on the islands, as well agencies at the federal, state and local levels, including Hawaii Primary Care Association, the National Association of Community Health Centers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Direct Relief has also extended offers of hurricane-specific medicine and supplies and is mobilizing emergency shipments to deploy in the event that assistance is needed.

Direct Relief has a robust network of health centers throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Most recently, Direct Relief worked with health centers on Hawaii’s Big Island that provided care to patients who evacuated the Kilauea volcanic eruptions.

Hurricane response is central to Direct Relief’s emergency efforts in the United States, and date back to the organization’s response to Hurricane Katrina in 2004.

At the start of each hurricane season, Direct Relief prepositions medicines and supplies in hurricane prone-areas. The organization also keeps a stock of emergency medical supplies on hand to deploy to high-risk areas like Hawaii if needed.

Direct Relief is continuing to monitor Hurricane Lane’s impacts and will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

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]]> 37046 Respiratory Supplies Shipped to Hawaii Clinic as Kilauea Erupts https://www.directrelief.org/2018/06/respiratory-supplies-shipped-to-hawaii-clinic-as-kilauea-erupts/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:20:01 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=32456 Health impacts of ash and volcanic smog prompt requests for N-95 masks and other supplies.

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]]> As the Kilauea Volcano disrupts life on Hawaii’s Big Island, Direct Relief medical shipments continue to arrive at local health centers.

Respiratory supplies and other medications were shipped this week to Bay Clinic, a health center on the Big Island with sites across the eastern and southern portions of the region.

Bay Clinic staff contacted Direct Relief earlier this week, requesting respiratory supplies, including N-95 masks, to combat the health effects of volcanic smog entering the air.

Ash and particulates in the air can exacerbate breathing problems, and N-95 masks can help protect people exposed to poor air. Children, older adults and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for breathing issues caused by compromised air quality.

Direct Relief shipped masks for distribution to the health center, which treats more than 20,000 patients a year.

Since Kilauea began erupting, Direct Relief has worked with Bay Clinic staff to ship other requested medical items, including nebulizer solution for asthma treatment, eye wash, and other supplies to equip staff as they treat patients.

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]]> 32456 Emergency Alert: Volcanic Eruption – Hawaii https://www.directrelief.org/2018/05/emergency-alert-volcanic-eruption-hawaii/ Fri, 04 May 2018 22:26:10 +0000 https://www.directrelief.org/?p=30428 Lava flows, heavy ash and noxious gas erupting from the Kilauea Volcano have prompted mandatory evacuations across Hawaii’s Big Island. Volcanic activity also triggered a 6.9 magnitude earthquake Friday afternoon that shook the island and was felt as far away as Oahu, according to news reports. As many as 600 earthquakes have been recorded this […]

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Lava flows, heavy ash and noxious gas erupting from the Kilauea Volcano have prompted mandatory evacuations across Hawaii’s Big Island.

Volcanic activity also triggered a 6.9 magnitude earthquake Friday afternoon that shook the island and was felt as far away as Oahu, according to news reports.

As many as 600 earthquakes have been recorded this week, according to USGS reports.

In response, Direct Relief has reached out to Hawaii health centers that care for 20 percent of the islands total population and 57 percent of low-income residents. Direct Relief has also extended offers of assistance to health center partners on other islands that may care for evacuees.

Direct Relief will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves, and stands ready to respond should the need arise.

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