Pacific Disaster Center | University of Hawaiʻi System News

UH renews focus on sustainability and resilience initiative

April 2, 2019

A five-minute video, features faculty and administrators involved in different and diverse facets of sustainability and resilience research, curriculum, operations and community engagement, and deep cultural connections.

President’s June 2018 highlights and updates

June 7, 2018

Highlights include UH Kīlauea eruption response, early college success, Japanese royal couple visit and more.

Pacific Disaster Center software recognized as Enterprise Preparedness Product of the Year

May 17, 2018

DisasterAWARE Enterprise, a new Software as a Service that extends life-saving technology to businesses worldwide, was just awarded Enterprise Preparedness Product of the Year by Compass Intelligence.

President’s March highlights and updates

March 22, 2018

Highlights include net zero at UH Maui College, revenue sharing agreement for the Pacific Disaster Center, U.S. budget updates and more.

Partnership brings Pacific Disaster Center technology to businesses worldwide

March 8, 2018

Powered by Pacific Disaster Center’s global, cloud-based DisasterAWARE platform, DisasterAWARE Enterprise will be released by enterprise solutions provider Kaazing as an advanced enterprise risk intelligence platform.

Pacific Disaster Center supports Florida with Hurricane Irma on the move

September 8, 2017

The PDC is working with the federal and Florida emergency management professionals to help analyze impacts and make sure the most vulnerable populations are protected.

Nations lean on Pacific Disaster Center to prepare for Hurricane Irma

September 6, 2017

To support the countless responders, the PDC is working to produce analytical reports through its state-of-the-art impact models and DisasterAWARE technology.

UH center responds to Hurricane Harvey in never-before-seen Texas flooding event

September 1, 2017

Working closely with federal, state and local authorities, the Pacific Disaster Center is using its new Global Exposure Model to provide rapid snapshots of potential impacts on the ground.

As Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire belches, PDC helps with new tools to reduce risk

July 27, 2017

The Pacific Disaster Center will provide scientific data, decision-support tools and a five-year action plan to increase disaster resilience.

Pacific Disaster Center strengthens potential life saving partnership in Southeast Asia

June 22, 2017

The PDC and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed an official memorandum of intent to advance disaster risk reduction and strengthen regional cooperation.