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MOLOKAI, MAUI COUNTY — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with Maui County Emergency Management Agency, will conduct siren tests at the following Molokai locations and times. Thursday, December 7, 2017 to Friday, December 8, 2017 (9:00 a.m. to...

HONOLULU — The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Friday, December 1, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. The warning...

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HONOLULU — The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System using the Attention Alert Signal “steady tone,” coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, October...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2017 ANNUAL NATIONAL EAS TEST - SEPTEMBER 27, 2017  HONOLULU - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in collaboration with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will be conducting the 2017 Annual National Emergency Alert System...

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MAUI — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii-EMA), together with the Maui County Emergency Management Agency will conduct siren testings at the following locations and times. Thursday, September 7, 2017 (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Along Honoapi’ilani Highway, Lahaina.  In...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HONOLULU — The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System using the Attention Alert Signal “Steady tone”, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled...

President Barrack Obama signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Maui County on October 6, 2016. The declaration makes federal funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for assistance for emergency...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2017 TESTING OF NEW SIREN ON OAHU – AUGUST 10, 2017 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii-EMA), together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management will conduct siren testing...

HONOLULU — The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. The siren...

June 6, 2017 HONOLULU — Hurricane season has arrived and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) recommends residents prepare an “emergency kit” of a minimum of 14 days of food, water and other supplies. “The reason we’re increasing the recommendation...

HONOLULU — The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 11:45 a.m.  The siren...

May 15, 2017 HONOLULU— Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii EMA), together with the Maui Emergency Management Agency will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times. Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Honokawai Beach Park, Lahaina...

HONOLULU — The state’s monthly test of the 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 1, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. The siren...

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii-EMA), together with the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management will conduct testing of four new sirens on Oahu. Testing will occur on the following dates during the specified times. Wednesday, March 15, 2017...

The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, set for 11:45 am Wednesday, March 1, 2017 has been rescheduled. The state and counties jointly agree it would be best to reschedule the testing so as to avoid...

Are you ready to take that next step to ensure the safety of your family and friends during a disaster? The County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management offers free classes as part of it's CERT training...Community Emergency Response Team....

Emergency warning sirens across Oahu and a few on Kauai went off accidentally at approximately 8:07 this morning. According to Mel Kaku, director of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, it was an “inadvertent activation in the course of preparing...