The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has launched a video series to help get residents get “2 Weeks Ready” for emergencies.

The videos highlight what “2 Weeks Ready” means, how to meet the specific needs of a household during an emergency and tips on how to overcome obstacles when building a stockpile of food, water, medicine and other vital supplies to last two weeks.

The first three episodes of the series were released Thursday in a playlist on the agency’s YouTube channel and website. Each episode is roughly two minutes long.

Fifteen episodes have been produced and new episodes will be released on Thursdays throughout the summer, the agency said in a news release. Additional episodes are being planned, allowing the agency to answer questions from the public.

“Our state’s remote location and long supply chain means an emergency can easily isolate our communities from access to food, fuel, and other vital supplies for days, or even weeks,” said James Barros, administrator of the agency. “We’ve talked a lot in the past few years about the importance of being ‘2 Weeks Ready,’ but these videos really focus on providing step-by-step guidance on how each ‘ohana can get to that goal.”

To view the videos, visit dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/ or www.youtube.com/@hiema347/playlists.