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2020ʻs

Hawaii Hazard Awareness and Resiliency Program

January 29, 2026

A brand new initiative to support community preparedness through partnerships and resources was developed by SCD and the Pacific Disaster Center in October 2012. The Hawaii Hazard Awareness and Resiliency Program was designed to: increase hazard awareness; enhance understanding of...

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Exercise Makani Pahili

January 29, 2026

Exercise Makani Pahili History Makani Pāhili, meaning “strong winds” in Hawaiian, is the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Defense’s annual hurricane exercise designed to test and strengthen coordinated response capabilities before the start of the hurricane season (June - November)....

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2020-2022 COVID-19 Pandemic

January 28, 2026

HI-EMA responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and became fully operational in April 2020. HI-EMA helped secure and provide personal protective equipment (PPE), created messaging to the public on safety guidelines, and provided assistance to state, federal, and county partners on...

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2020’s HIEMA Photographs

December 15, 2025

Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency, Honolulu HI. Hawai‘i emergency management personnel always on guard and prepared to respond to natural or man-made disasters. (Photo by: Douglas Caroll) (Picture from the 2020 Annual Report) A More Challenging Hurricane Season with COVID-19 (Picture...

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2025 Pūpūkahi | Volume 55 | No. 3

July 31, 2025

pupukahi-August-2025-FINAL-REV2Download HAWAI‘I ARMY NATIONAL GUARD FOURTH OF JULY PARADE Hawai‘i, Kansas join musical forces In celebration of Independence Day, the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard’s 111th Army Band proudly joined forces with the 312th Army Band, U.S. Army Reserves, based out...

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