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- EIN 65-1185517
- (808) 885-0900
- 65-1279 Kawaihae Rd Ste 211 Kamuela HI 96743-8444 USA
- hawaiiwildfire.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Forest Conservation
Mission: Healthy ecosystems are necessary for sustainability of natural resources and communities. As ecosystem health is impacted by a variety of factors and as communities expand into fire-prone areas, wildfires are an increasing threat to resources and people. Proactive planning and management is necessary to mitigate wildfire impacts. Hawaii wildfire management organization disseminates critical information, and implements fuels management activities and research that protects irreplaceable natural resources and communities.
Programs: Mitigation: hazardous fuels conversion and restoration by establishing living fuelbreaks through planting, maintenance, and irrigation and installing fencing to allow for landscape mitigation of hazardous fuels through grazing. Installing dip tanks for irrigation for grazing, fuels conversion and fire suppression.
outreach and education to communities that may be affected by wildfire. Prepare and update resource and wildfire maps.
research: on fuels and grazing for mitigation.
planning: planning for 1. ) implementation mitigation programs, 2. )implementing research findings regarding fuels managements, and 3. ) communities in wildland-urban interface areas to minimize wildfire hazards and risks. Outreach and education on wildfire risk and mitigation options.