JIC Recovery Release No. 4 - Operational Bank ATMs and Services; Price Gouging Prohibited - GHS OCD

Operational Bank ATMs and Services:

Bank of Guam: ATMs and online banking are currently unavailable. Merchant services are up and running. The use of debit and credit cards is encouraged when possible. Yigo Branch is open for cash-only withdrawals limited to $250 per customer.

First Hawaiian Bank: Maite branch is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023. Dededo and Tamuning branches remain closed. Customers can continue to access their accounts via FHB Online or the FHB Mobile App. Monitor updates at FHB.com. All branches will be closed on May 29, 2023, in observance of Memorial Day.

Bank of Hawai‘i: BOH will reopen its Harmon Branch on Guam tomorrow, Saturday, May 27, ChST, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For a current list of ATMs that are operating visit https://www.boh.com/mawar.
Call Center operations remain open to assist customers. West Pacific region customers may continue to contact Bank of Hawai‘i through its Call Center at 1-877-553-2424 for Guam and
Saipan. Bank of Hawai‘i’s Call Center on Guam will be automatically re-routed to Hawai‘i. Online and mobile banking services will continue to operate unless power interruptions are
experienced. Bank of Hawai‘i will also place public updates on all of its social media platforms (Facebook: www.facebook.com/bankofhawaii, Instagram: www.instagram.com/bankofhawaii and Twitter: www.twitter.com/bankofhawaii), as well as its website: www.boh.com.)

Bank Pacific

The Hagåtña branch opens on Saturday, May 27, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Coast360 Federal Credit Union: The Coast360 Maite Member Center reopened Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Dededo and Tamuning Centers remain closed until further notice. Some ATMs, online banking and card services are currently offline until further notice. The following ATMs are online: Maite Member Center (walk-up and drive-up), Tamuning Member Center, Shell (Upper Tumon, Yigo), 76/Circle K (Dededo), Hafa Adai Mart (Yigo), Micronesia Mall (food court and Payless), and Agaña Shopping Center.

Navy Federal Credit Union

All branches are currently closed until further notice. The following ATMs are online: Landmark Center (Tamuning), United States Naval Hospital Guam, and Guam Main Navy Exchange.

Price Gouging Prohibited:

The Attorney General of Guam (AGO) reminds the public that during times of emergency Guam law requires the following from merchants and landlords:

Price Gouging Prohibited: merchants & landlords cannot increase the price of goods in advance of a possible disaster (i.e. tropical storm/typhoon)
Upon declaration of COR 2, all prices of wholesale and retail goods shall be frozen and shall be frozen until 72 hours after the declaration of COR 4 (5 GCA § 32201(c)(21)(E)
Rent can be frozen up to 120 days after a disaster upon executive order of the governor

Penalties to violators shall include:

3 times the gross profits or 5 times the amount of overcharges, whichever is greater

The AGO trusts that the business community and all merchants will not take advantage of people in our time of need. The AGO is prepared to receive complaints. Complaints can be made by visiting the AGO website at oagguam.org, clicking on the “action message” on the home page, or by emailing publicservice@oagguam.org.

Visit the following links for the latest advisory information:

GHS/OCD Website: https://ghs.guam.gov/
GHS/OCD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHSOCD/
JRM Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrmguam

The Joint Information Center (JIC) will continue to provide updates as they are made available. Contact the JIC at (671) 478-0208/09/10 for more information.

X Flooding is a temporary overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. Flooding may happen with only a few inches of water, or it may cover a house to the rooftop. There are many possible causes of floods including heavy rain, coastal storms and storm surge, waterway overflow from being blocked with debris, or overflow of levees, dams, or waste water systems. Flooding can occur slowly over many days or happen very quickly with little or no warning, called flash floods.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC Recovery Release No. 4 - Operational Bank ATMs and Services; Price Gouging Prohibited