2022

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...

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...

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...

Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency Expands Outreach With Translated Tsunami PSA For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 14, 2022                                               Release No. 2022-020 HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) has released an animated tsunami PSA with new closed captioning in...

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY DECLARES DROUGHT DISASTER AFFECTING MAUI ANDHAWAI‘I COUNTIES, ALLOWING EMERGENCY FARM LOANS For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 12, 2022                                                 Release No. 2022-019 HONOLULU – The United States Department of Agriculture has designated Maui County and Hawai‘i County as...