Hiro Toiya on the 2023 Hurricane Season, refuge areas, and the COVID-19 pandemic

On this episode of the One O'ahu Podcast, Department of Emergency Management (DEM) Director Hiro Toiya joins host Brandi Higa to discuss the NOAA Hurricane Season Outlook for 2023 and ways to get prepared (2:12). Later, Director Toiya talks about his experience leading the City and County of Honolulu through the COVID-19 pandemic (35:24). Finally, with so many facilities not designed to withstand powerful storms here on O'ahu, the DEM Director explains the options on the table when it comes to Hurricane refuge areas (43:49).