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IAEM-USA Region 9 Symposium 2026 Program

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IAEM-USA Region 9 Symposium

August 11-12, 2026

“Shared Responsibility, Collective Resilience”

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Online registration is live!

10 Aug (Monday) NOTE: All Times Are Local (HST)
Time Activity
4:30 – 6:30 PM

Evening Event (Optional) - Honolulu Elks Lodge No. 616

Please join us for a networking event at the Elks Lodge on Waikiki Beach, which is perfect for the sunset view in front of the ocean. There is a nominal fee, which includes a drink ticket Dont forget to check out the Lodge's Shaka Cam.

11 Aug (Tuesday)
Time Activity
7:15-8:00 AM Check-in/Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM Welcome: IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM
Opening Remarks: Dr. Josh Green, Governor, Hawaii
8:45-9:30 AM Keynote: TBD
9:30-9:45 AM Break
9:45-11:00 AM Session 1: State/Local EM Panel with HIEMA Administrator James Barros (Invites), HCCDA Administrator Talmadge Mango (Invited), MEMA Administrator Amos Lonokailua-Hewett (Invited), DEM Administrator Dr. Randy Collins, CEM (Invites), IAEM-USA 1st Vice President Todd DeVoe, CEM (Invites), and KEMA Administrator Elton Ushio (invited). 
11:00-11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM- 12:00 PM Session 2
12:00-12:45 PM Lunch
12:45-1:15 PM Session 3
1:15-2:00 PM Session 4
2:00-2:15 PM Break
2:15-3:00 PM Session 5
3:00-3:45 PM Session 6
4:30- 7:00 PM Evening Event (Optional) Please join us for a networking event at Beer Lab Hawaii–Puck's Alley, which is a few minutes walk from the symposium site.

12 August (Wednesday)
Time Activity
7:00 AM   Check-in/Registration
7:15-8:00 AM  Breakfast
8:00 -9:30 AM Opening Comments: TBD
Keynote: TBD
9:30-9:45 AM  Break
9:45-10:30 AM Session 7
10:30-11:15 AM Session 8
11:15-11:30 AM Break
11:30 AM-12:00 PM Region 9 Board Update (IAEM-USA Region 9 President Jon Shear, CEM)
12:00-12:45 PM Lunch
12:45-1:30 PM Session 9
1:30-2:15 PM  Session 10
2:15-2:35 PM Break
2:35-3:20 PM Session 11
3:20-3:50 PM   Session 12
3:50-4:00 PM  Closing Comments (IAEM-USA Region President Jon Shear, CEM)
4:00-5:30 PM Evening Event (Optional): Please join us for a networking event immediately following the last session of the symposium.

13 Aug (Thursday)

Post-Symposium
Time Activity
1:00 – 3:30 PM Certification Exam