After Hurricane Iniki destroyed some 2,000 homes on the island of Kauai in 1992, most of those homes were rebuilt within a year, says Kent. "Since then, there has been a lot more regulations ...

HONOLULU — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn’t ...

Saiki helped coordinate relief efforts for Kauai after Hurricane Iniki struck in 1992. Gabbard served in the Middle East as a captain in the Hawaii National Guard and can speak the language of ...