January 2022

FEMA Obligates $47.9 Million To Hire 955 Nurses In Hawaiʻi Amid Omicron Surge For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022                                            Release No. 2022-005 HONOLULU – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday announced that it has obligated the...

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Cancels Tsunami Advisory for Hawaiʻi For Immediate Release: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022                                                  Release No. 2022-004 HONOLULU – The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center canceled the Tsunami Advisory for the State of Hawaiʻi at 8 a.m. HST...

Tsunami Advisory Issued for Hawai‘i Following Tonga Volcanic Eruption For Immediate Release: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022                    Release No. 2022-003 HONOLULU – The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Advisory for...

FEMA Approves Over $25 Million for 2021 COVID-19 Testing and Outreach Sites For Immediate Release: Friday, Jan. 7, 2022                                           Release No. 2022-002 HONOLULU – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during the 2021 Delta variant surge, access to free diagnostic...

Teams Deployed in Maui County to Assess Private Property Damage from 'Kona Low' Storm For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022                                                     Release No. 2022-001 HONOLULU – Teams of state, county and federal workers will return to Maui Tuesday to...