2015-2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 7, 2018 Hector Coordination Continues Between Emergency Management Partners HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state partners continued coordination efforts with the National Weather Service (NWS)...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 6, 2018 HURRICANE HECTOR EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HIGH SURF ON STATE’S EAST-FACING SHORES HONOLULU — The National Weather Service (NWS) briefed Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), local emergency management and civil defense agencies, and federal and state...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 3, 2018 HURRICANE HECTOR: PUBLIC URGED TO PREPARE OVER WEEKEND HONOLULU — National Weather Service (NWS) is issuing advisories on Hurricane Hector, located about 1770 miles east-southeast of Hilo. Based on the latest forecast, Hector is expected to...

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEHawaii Emergency Management Agency DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. LOGANDIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THOMAS L. TRAVISADMINISTRATOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT For Immediate ReleaseJuly 30, 2018 What: Monthly Siren Test for August 2018Who: Hawaii Emergency Management AgencyWhen: August...

HONOLULU — Faith-based organizations, in addition to other community, volunteer, and non-profit organizations located on the island of Hawai’i with expenses or damage related to the ongoing Kilauea lava event, may be eligible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)...