Cover Letter

[HI-EMA HEADER]

OMB number 0710-0016

Expiration Date: 31 December 2018

Date

Name

Address

Aloha Hawai‘i Resident:

The 2017 hurricane season saw devastating impacts throughout the country, reminding us of the impact natural disasters can have. We understand that although we cannot control such forces, we can better prepare ourselves, our families, our homes and our communities to weather the winds, rain and high seas, and the damage they can bring.

Your response to the enclosed survey is extremely important…

Enclosed please find a survey; we need your help in completing and returning it at your earliest convenience. The survey is designed to provide emergency management agencies and their partners with information they need to better prepare all of us for hurricanes and major storms.

Please complete and return your survey within the next two weeks…

Please return your completed survey in the enclosed postage-paid envelope addressed to SMS Research and Marketing, Inc. Your participation is completely voluntary. There is no risk to participating. Your individual information will be confidential; the information will be summarized into broad categories and no personal identifying information will be included with the research results.

Agency Disclosure Notice: The primary sponsors of this survey are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays an assigned number from the Office of Management and Budget. The public reporting burden for this collection of information, 0710-0016 is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or burden reduction suggestions to the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-collections@mail.mil. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

Thank you very much for your participation in this important work. Your help is absolutely
essential. If you have any questions regarding this research project, please contact the research company, SMS Research and Marketing Company at (808) 537-3356 or hurricanes@smshawaii.com.

Sincerely,

David Ige, Governor

Administrator

State of Hawai‘i

Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency