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"Kona Low 3 Activation-City and County EOC operations, April 8-10, 2026."

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Kona Low 3 Activation – City and County EOC Operations April 8–10, 2026

By KH6OWL on April 10, 2026

The City and County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was activated at 0700 hours on April 8, 2026, in response to the Kona Low 3 weather event. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) personnel were deployed to support communications operations throughout the activation. RACES operators staffed stations at the Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building, providing both voice and Winlink capabilities on VHF (2 meters) and HF bands. The initial day shift on April 8 (0700–1900) was staffed by Michael Miller (KH6ML), Jan Mitchell (WH7Y), and Mark Rice (WH6HFZ). Operations continued into the overnight period with Mark Kaku (KH6LT) and Dominick (WB2CAT), who maintained communications coverage using both HF and VHF systems. No significant traffic or formal message reports were received during the overnight shift spanning April 8–9. During the 1900 shift change briefing on April 8, the EOC Director emphasized the critical role of RACES in maintaining resilient communications and ensuring message flow during emergency operations. Operations continued through April 9–10 with night shift coverage provided by Steve (KH6WG) and Mark Kaku (KH6LT), with additional split-shift support from Jan Mitchell (WH7Y). The day shift on April 10 (0700–1900) was again staffed by Michael Miller (KH6ML), Jan Mitchell (WH7Y), and Mark Rice (WH6HFZ). During the activation, HF frequencies were tested and adjusted, resulting in a transition to a new 80-meter frequency due to interference on the initially assigned channel. This ensured continued reliability of long-range communications. Several Winlink messages were received by the RACES team during the operational period and were successfully processed and entered into the EOC reporting system, supporting situational awareness and response coordination. The EOC stood down operations at 1900 hours on April 10, 2026, concluding the RACES activation. Left to Right: Mark-KH6LT, Mark-WH6HFZ, Stacy-KH6OWL (Red Cross Liason to EOC) Left to Right, Michael-KH6ML, Mark-WH6HFZ; Stacy-KH6OWL, Dom-WB2CAT, Mark-KH6LT Visitors from the EOC on the left, 3rd from Left is Jan-WH7Y, Mark-KH6LT

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