Novel partnership creates ‘Wiki Hale’ shelter prototype
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and University of Hawaii at Manoa teamed up to successfully design a prototype of a temporary shelter that’s quick and simple to build, uses inexpensive parts and is compact to store until needed. It was dubbed the “Wiki Hale” by the UH School of Architecture students who created it.
“The Wiki Hale is a post-disaster temporary housing unit prototype design,” said Amber Ternus, specialist with the HI-EMA resilience branch and project lead for the state. Ternus works on projects designed to bolster the state’s ability to recover from disaster.
