Big Island ASL Users

Big Island Deaf Club

Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold Volcanic Ash and Vog Community Meeting on Thursday, June 21th to update residents about Volcanic Ash and Vog from Kilauea. The briefing will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School Cafeteria. 68-1730 Hooko St, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738 The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !

lava flow Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold additional community meetings on Tuesdays, to update residents on the lava flow in Leilani Estates area and Kapoho area. The briefing will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Pahoa High School cafeteria. The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !

lava flow Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold additional community meetings on Tuesday, June 12th to update residents on the lava flow in Leilani Estates area and Kapoho area. The briefing will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Pahoa High School cafeteria. The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !

Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold Volcanic Ash and Vog Community Meeting on Thursday, June 14th to update residents about Volcanic Ash and Vog from Kilauea. The briefing will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ocean View Community Center (92-8924 Leilani Circle, Ocean View, HI 96704) Have your vog and ash impacts questions answered by representatives from: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Department of Health, Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office  Department of Health, Clean Air Branch Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !

Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold Volcanic Ash and Vog Community Meeting on Thursday, June 7th to update residents about Volcanic Ash and Vog from Kilauea. The briefing will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Cooper Center, Volcano (19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano, HI 96785) Have your vog and ash impacts questions answered by representatives from: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Department of Health, Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office  Department of Health, Clean Air Branch Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !

Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold Volcanic Ash and Vog Community Meeting on Wednesday, June 6th to update residents about Volcanic Ash and Vog from Kilauea. The briefing will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the West Hawaii Civic Center, Kailua Kona. (Council Chambers - Building A, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua Kona) Have your vog and ash impacts questions answered by representatives from: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Department of Health, Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office  Department of Health, Clean Air Branch Office of the Mayor  The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !

On June 5 2018, Na Leo O Hawaii made a video about lava flow meeting at Pahoa High School in Pahoa. This video includes ASL and is accessible for deaf community. Watching video requires fast internet. The play time is about 1:10:39 u long. Please watch; Video about Puna lava flow community meeting on June 5 2018

Need an ASL interpreter? Contact please at Public Health Nurse at 808-974-6035

DCAB wants to know about your experiences during emergencies, particularly relating to the accessibility of emergency alerts. The video (click the link below) provides an overview of efforts to improve the accessibility of emergency information distributed to the community in Hawaii. Please view the sign language video- Which is also captioned and has voiceover- to learn more about these efforts and how you can share your experiences during emergencies. Please share your comments by email me at  Peggy.Liang@doh.hawaii.gov ; call me through VP: (808) 451-3709; or meet me in person  before June 8 th , 2018 .

Aloha everyone, I want to ask a question, is there anyone out in Puna who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing that needs help due to this eruption. If you know of anyone please let us know we can find them support. If can call 808-339-7297 or call a friend and have them call us. We have friends who sign ASL. Take care and stay safe!  Emily Bartlett Henry

lava flow Hawaii County Civil Defense will hold additional community meetings on Tuesday, June 5th to update residents on the lava flow in Leilani Estates area and Kapoho area. The briefing will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Pahoa High School cafeteria. The ASL interpreters will be available there. Pass this along to deaf friends please !