Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

Governor Ige extends Maui County emergency related to axis deer, drought

SBA DISASTER LOANS AVAILABLE TO OFFSET ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM DROUGHT   For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 17, 2022                                Release No. 2022-024   HONOLULU — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made low-interest federal disaster loans available to small, non-farm businesses in Maui, Kalawa‘o and Honolulu counties. The loans are intended to offset economic losses […]

STATE TO CONDUCT WEEKLONG MAKANI PAHILI READINESS EXERCISES For Immediate Release: Friday, May 6, 2022                                                        Release No. 2022-023 HONOLULU —The State of Hawaiʻi will conduct the annual 2022 Makani Pahili series of exercises to test statewide hurricane preparedness and response capabilities from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 16. The exercise is coordinated by […]

MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST   For Immediate Release: Friday, April 29, 2022                                                     Release No. 2022-022   HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, May 2, 2022 at 11:45 a.m. […]

SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS MOST OF HAWAIʻI ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR LOANS FOR ECONOMIC INJURY FROM DROUGHT; DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR OʻAHU For Immediate Release: Monday, April 18, 2022                                                 Release No. 2022-021 HONOLULU — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering assistance to small, nonfarm businesses in Hawaiʻi through low-interest federal disaster loans to offset […]