Hawaii Island residents are worn down after a run of back-to-back emergencies, and a rare calm weekend is being used as a chance to reset and restock.

• A civil defense alert about a storm system in the Pacific landed just as people were catching their breath from the last event.
• Earthquakes, wildfires, Kona lows and tsunami alerts have hit one after another, leaving little time to recover.
• Recovery work is still going on in Kohala and other parts of the island.
• State Senator Tim Richards relayed a blunt line from the head of civil defense: the disasters need to stop long enough for anyone to actually prepare for them.
• Local officials say preparation only works through community, and that government workers live in those same communities.

Outlook: Residents are being urged to use the clear weather to check emergency kits and clear drainage around their homes before the next storm.