February 2022

The year 2021 offered challenges to Hawai’i and the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), as the agency continued its unprecedented work coordinating the response to COVID-19 while also managing responses to a huge wildfire and multiple severe weather incidents. 2021_HIEMA.YearReviewFinalDownload

DEADLINE IS MARCH 29 TO APPLY FOR SBA DISASTER LOANS FORPROPERTY DAMAGE FROM KONA LOW STORMS; NEW VIDEO ANSWERS QUESTIONS   For Immediate Release: Monday, Feb. 28, 2022                                                  Release No. 2022-012   HONOLULU — There are only a few weeks...

MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST   For Immediate Release: Friday, Feb. 25, 2022                                              Release No. 2022-011   HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast...

Major Disaster Declaration for ‘Kona Low” Storm Damage MakesFederal Funds Available for Repairs, Mitigation Measures   For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022                                                  Release No. 2022-010   HONOLULU — The U.S. President on Tuesday declared a major disaster related to...

Amended Emergency Proclamation and Amended Exhibit B Related to COVID-19