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At Vibrant Hawaiʻi, we remove the barriers that make neighbors feel disconnected from their ability to solve the problems that matter most. By creating small, local opportunities to turn ideas into action, we help people rediscover their power to create change and strengthen their communities.

Kona Low Disaster Case Management

Households receiving a text message or email from Vibrant Hawaiʻi will be asked to complete a short survey indicating whether they:

Still need assistance and would like to participate in disaster case management;

No longer need assistance and would like their case to be closed.

Vibrant Hawaiʻi asks recipients to respond promptly to the text message sent from 1(808) 900-0256 or email sent from contact@vibranthawaii.org so that staff can prioritize households that continue to need support.

Refer back to text/email for a survey link.

Households should verify that any communication they receive comes from Vibrant Hawaiʻi before sharing personal information.

**Disaster case management helps households identify unmet needs, understand available resources, develop a recovery plan, and connect with government, nonprofit, and community-based assistance. Participation is voluntary, and receiving disaster case management does not guarantee financial assistance or eligibility for a particular program.**

Vibrant Hawaiʻi Highlights

Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Academy Reaches Nearly 100 Students Midway Through Summer Programming

Ninety-five middle and high school students have completed the Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Academy so far this summer, with three of eight scheduled academies finished across Hawaiʻi Island. Over three days, students build skills intended for immediate, practical use — household emergency preparedness, Hands-Only CPR, situational awareness, communication under pressure, and emergency response fundamentals. Organizers say the academy is designed to do more than transfer technic

Volunteer Plumbers Install Water Protection Systems for Volcano Households Amid Kīlauea Ash Fallout

Ten teams of licensed plumbers and apprentices spent a day earlier this month installing water catchment diverters for 30 households in the Volcano community, where ongoing ash and tephra fallout from Kīlauea has raised concerns about the safety of residents' primary water source. For many families in Volcano, rainwater catchment systems are not a backup supply — they are the only one. The diverters installed by volunteers are designed to temporarily redirect rainwater away f

Vibrant Hawaiʻi Hosts Statewide Resilience Conference

Across two days in June, nearly 300 people from all four of Hawaiʻi's counties convened in Hilo for a statewide resilience conference: bringing together emergency management officials and grassroots community volunteers into the same training rooms. The Resilience Conference reflects a broader shift underway in disaster preparedness across Hawaiʻi: a growing recognition that formal emergency response systems function more effectively when paired with trained networks of commu

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