2021

HONOLULU – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. The Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) would like to remind all residents that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after...

September 15, 2021  HONOLULU – Small nonfarm businesses in Honolulu County are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of...

HONOLULU  — The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times. Hoʻopili – Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 from 9...

September 13, 2021 Honolulu –  In the past year, the State of Hawaiʻi has faced unparalleled and unpredictable hardships and challenges to our island ʻohana. Severe weather brought damaging floods and landslides to several parts of our islands, a close call with Tropical Cyclone...