28 Essentials for Your Hurricane Preparedness Kit

City Mill has all you need to create your own hurricane preparedness kit.

With hurricane season in full swing, are you prepared for the possible impact? If not, take the time to get your family ready by knowing your zone and evacuation area, creating a family emergency plan, reviewing your insurance policies, and having a hurricane emergency kit at hand.

You can get all the items you need in your kit at your neighborhood City Mill, which has eight locations throughout Oahu. “We have a wide variety of products ranging from preventative to supplies to help clean up during the aftermath,” says Shannan Okinishi, marketing manager of City Mill. 

Here’s an A-Z list of the 28 items you’ll need in preparation for hurricane season:

1. 208 Henry’s Wet Patch Roof Cement
2. Batteries
3. Barbecue Grills
4. Bottled Water
5. Buckets
6. Butane stove and cartridges
7. Charcoal
8. Coolers
9. Duct Tape
10. First Aid Kit
11. Flashlights
12. Floor Squeegee
13. Hurricane Ties
14. Kerosene
15. Masking Tape
16. Poncho/Raincoat
17. Plastic Storage Bins
18. Plywood
19. Poly Sheeting
20. Propane
21. Rope
22. Rubber Boots
23. Sand Bags
24. Tarps
25. Trash Bags
26. Water BOB emergency water storage container 
27. Water Jugs 
28. Wet/Dry Vac

City Mill also has hand gas generators, bungees and paracords for you to purchase. “Please be prepared; I know everyone’s heard it before but it’s really better to be safe than sorry,” urges Okinishi.