Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST   For Immediate Release: Friday, July 29, 2022                                         Release No. 2022-031   HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live […]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency HI-EMA Activates State Emergency Operations Center to Monitor Hurricane Darby; Weakening System Still Could Bring Substantial Rain, Gusty Winds For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 14, 2022                                         Release No. 2022-030 HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) activated the State Emergency Operations Center at 8 a.m. Thursday to […]

MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST   For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 29, 2022                                           Release No. 2022-029   HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Friday, July 1, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live […]

LESS THAN A MONTH REMAINS FOR KAUAʻI COUNTY BUSINESSES TO APPLY FOR SBA DROUGHT LOANS   For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 21, 2022                                                  Release No. 2022-028 HONOLULU — Time is running out for small nonfarm businesses in Kauaʻi County to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans for economic injury resulting from the […]

HI-EMA, UH Manoa Students Team Up to Create “Wiki Hale” Shelter Prototype; Model Could Become a New Tool For Disaster Recovery   For Immediate Release: Monday, June 6, 2022                                                    Release No. 2022-027 HONOLULU — Hawai‘i faces a two-fold problem when it comes to natural disasters: The state is subject to hazards that can force […]