Amos Lonokailua Hewett
Makawao,USA
Summary
Emergency management executive with leadership experience at Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) since January 2024. Expertise in Emergency Operations Center (EOC) management, interagency coordination, and evacuation planning. Skilled in organizational development, training programs, and policy implementation aligned with national emergency management standards. Culturally grounded leader fluent in Hawaiian, fostering community trust and effective communication in emergency operations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrator
County of Maui
Wailuku, Hawaii
01.2024 - Current
- Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for countywide emergency management programs across the full disaster lifecycle: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
- Serve as the County’s principal advisor on emergency management policy, disaster readiness, and interagency coordination
- Direct activation and operations of the Maui Emergency Operations Center (MEOC), ensuring effective multi-agency coordination and decision-making
- Oversee development, maintenance, and execution of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), annexes, and supporting operational plans
- Manage MEMA personnel, staffing expansion, organizational development, and professional training aligned with national emergency management standards
- Oversee public alerting, warning, and emergency communications systems, including evacuation planning and community notifications
- Guide community outreach, volunteer programs (e.g., CERT), and resilience initiatives to strengthen island-wide preparedness.
- Ensure compliance with state and
- Provide executive briefings and reports to county leadership, elected officials, and partner agencies during incidents and steady-state operations.
President
Waihona Emergency & Training Consultants LLC
Makawao, HI
10.2020 - Current
- Expertise and experience in training program design and development, operational planning and execution, and program and project management.
- Provide specific, realistic, and scalable solutions that are sensitive to diverse cultures, backgrounds, and situations inherent to Hawaii.
- Executed comprehensive training programs tailored to enhance emergency response capabilities across diverse communities.
Battalion Chief
Maui Fire Department
Wailuku, HI
04.2013 - 03.2019
- Managed day-to-day operations in battalion 2 which consists of 40 firefighting personnel, 7 fire stations, 14 front-line apparatus, 2 rescue boats, and 2 additional rescue water craft in 24-hour shift across 3 islands.
- Supervised and coordinated emergency response force to medium and large multi-alarm and multi-agency emergency incidents.
- Directed implementation of comprehensive training operations, including drills, inspections, tests, and performance evaluations.
- Oversaw proper implementation of best practices, policies, and procedures in alignment with regulations and operational needs.
Training Captain
Maui Fire Department
Wailuku, HI
09.2009 - 04.2013
- Organized and managed effective execution and implementation of 16 sub-programs including emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, technical rescue, wildland firefighting, and structural firefighting.
- Organized, guided, and managed the effective instruction of (88) fire service instructors.
- Initiated, developed, and managed training division budget.
- Established and aligned records management system for training of personnel.
- Developed training related policies for safety, consistency, and organization.
- Designed and directed construction of a state of the art-class A fire training center. The center is recognized as the top training facility throughout the state.
- Developed, instructed, and managed professional qualification certification program and fire officer program.
Education
Master of Science - Public Administration
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Fire Administration
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL09.2016
Kumu Hula - Traditional Hawaiian Chant, Dance, and Language
Kahalelehua
Hilo, HI04.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design
University of Hawaii At Manoa
Honolulu, HI01.1992
High School Diploma -
Maui High School
Kahului, HI01.1989
Skills
- Emergency Management Leadership (Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery)
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Management & Coordination
- Incident Command System (ICS) / NIMS
- Multi-Agency & Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination
- Evacuation Planning, Public Alerting & Warning
- Hazard Mitigation Planning & Wildfire Risk Reduction
- Strategic Planning, Policy Development & Compliance
- Training, exercises, and program development
- Executive Leadership, Team Building & Stakeholder Engagement
- Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner; Fluent in Hawaiian Language
Certification
• Fire Officer I, Pro Board, 06/2010
• Fire Officer II, Pro Board, 07/2010
• Fire Instructor II, Pro Board, 03/2009
• Fire Instructor I, Pro Board, 10/2008
• Command and Control Decision Making at Multi-Alarm Incidents, National Fire Academy, 08/2013
• L-958 Operations Section Chief, Wiland Associates, 08/2012
• All-Hazards Incident Management Team, National Fire Academy, 06/2011
• Blue Card Incident Command Instructor, Fire Command Seminars, 09/2011
• ICS 300, Texas Engineering Extension Service, 07/2009
• ICS 200, Emergency Management Institute, 06/2008
• ICS 100, Emergency Management Institute, 06/2008
• Unified Command for Multi-Agency and Catastrophic Incidents, National Fire Academy, 10/2008
• Incident Command for Highrise Operations, National Fire Academy, 03/2006
• Ventilation-Train the Trainer, 3S Fire Training Specialists, 04/2011
• Truck II Academy, Washington State Fire Training Academy, 10/2011
• Engine I Academy, 3S Fire Training Specialists, 05/2010
• Truck I Academy, 3S Fire Training Specialists, 07/2010
• Live Fire Instructor, 3S Fire Training Specialists, 09/2010
• Tactical Decision Making in Wildland Fire, Firescope, 06/2010
• Wildland Fire Chain Saws, National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 01/2008
• Ignition Operations, National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 01/2008
• Dozer Boss, National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 01/2008
• Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface, National Wildfire Coordinating Group, 02/2008
• S-130, S-190, L-180-Wildland Firefighting, Firescope, 08/2006
• Wildland/Urban Interface Firefighting for the Structural Officer, National Fire Academy, 03/2005
• Concepts and Skills of Successful Leadership, Pacific Training and Development Company, 02/2010
• Strategies for Supervisory Success, National Fire Academy, 05/2009
• Leadership II, National Fire Academy, 03/2004
• Incident Safety Officer, National Fire Academy, 03/2007
•Hazardous Materials Incident Commander, California Specialized Training Institute, 08/2013
• Hazardous Materials Operations, California Emergency Management Agency, 03/2012
• Initial Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents: Basic Concepts, 09/2007
• Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program, California Emergency Agency, 08/2012
Languages
Hawaiian
Native/ Bilingual
Accomplishments
Team of the Year-Maui Fire Department-Fire Ground Operations-2015-2016
Timeline
Administrator
County of Maui
01.2024 - Current
President
Waihona Emergency & Training Consultants LLC
10.2020 - Current
Battalion Chief
Maui Fire Department
04.2013 - 03.2019
Training Captain
Maui Fire Department
09.2009 - 04.2013
Master of Science - Public Administration
Columbia Southern University
Bachelor of Science - Fire Administration
Columbia Southern University
Kumu Hula - Traditional Hawaiian Chant, Dance, and Language
Kahalelehua
Bachelor of Arts - Graphic Design
University of Hawaii At Manoa
High School Diploma -
Maui High School