Miss Hawaii 2026 Carly Oshida gave the keynote at a two-day emergency management symposium in Honolulu, spotlighting disaster preparedness as storm and wildfire risks grow.

• The International Association of Emergency Managers Region 9 Symposium brought together public safety and community leaders at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.
• Sessions focused on disaster preparedness, climate resilience, public safety, and community recovery.
• Carly Oshida keynoted on building disaster resilience, tied to her "Weather the Future" emergency-preparedness platform.
• The timing lines up with tropical disturbances now being tracked near Hawaii and ongoing wildfire threats.
• Wildfires were framed as a global problem, not just a Hawaii one, with fires burning on the mainland and beyond.

Outlook: The symposium continues, and Oshida heads next to the Miss America competition.