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Old 11-05-2007, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Big Island of Hawaii
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Click here for full article and details: Hawaii Tribune-Herald :: Hilo, Hawaii (http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2007/11/04/features/features02.txt - broken link)

“The Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake/Hurricane Preparation and Damage Mitigation,” a free informational workshop, will be presented by the Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in UCB 100 Auditorium on Kawili Street just mauka of the UH-Hilo Campus Center.

...Experts will discuss some methods shown to stabilize home foundations against earthquake damage.....

“We will also explain a new state Loss Mitigation Grant Program that subsidizes the costs for certain types of hurricane retrofits to homes, which also includes a foundation retrofit option that mitigates damage from both earthquakes and hurricanes,” said a spokesman....


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