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Rescheduled – March Monthly Siren Test

Posted on Mar 1, 2017 in Information and News Releases, Main

  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 ...
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Siren Modernization Project

Posted on Feb 23, 2017 in Information and News Releases, Main

Hawaii is in the midst of a multi-million dollar project to upgrade and augment the state’s outdoor warning siren  system. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has partnered with the counties ...
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Congress: How Vulnerable is Hawaii to Missile Attack?

Posted on Feb 22, 2017 in Information and News Releases, Main

By Kirstin Downey, Civil Beat, Hawaii   WASHINGTON — At the request of Congress, the federal Missile Defense Agency is evaluating the threat to Hawaii from ballistic missiles and possible ...
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NASA Practices Mars Exploration at Kilauea

Posted on Feb 21, 2017 in Information and News Releases, Main

Unknown to thousands of visitors in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, a simulated Mars landing mission unfolded on Kīlauea Volcano for two weeks in September 2016. Sadly, Matt Damon, who starred ...
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Quake Strikes off Big Island; No Tsunami Expected

Posted on Feb 17, 2017 in Information and News Releases, Main

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 537 AM HST FRI FEB 17 2017 TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT ...
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