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NEWS RELEASE: Siren testing on Hawaii Island – DECEMBER 20, 2019

Posted on Dec 18, 2019 in Information and News Releases, Main, News Stories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2019 SIREN TESTING ON HAWAI’I ISLAND – DECEMBER 20, 2019 HAWAI’I COUNTY — The Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the Hawai’i County Civil Defense Agency, will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times on Friday, December 20, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. • Nāpo′opo′o, Captain ...
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Seventh Supplementary Proclamation–Homeless

Posted on Dec 16, 2019 in Emergency Proclamations, Information and News Releases, Main, News Stories

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF HAWAl’I SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawai’i, in order to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, DAVID Y. IGE, Governor of the ...
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Emergency proclamation extended for last year’s Kaua‘i floods

Posted on Nov 29, 2019 in 2018 Kauai Flood, Emergency Proclamations, Main, News Stories

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF HAWAI’I ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawai’i, in order to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, JOSHUA B. GREEN, Acting Governor of ...
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NEWS RELEASE: MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST DECEMBER 2019

Posted on Nov 29, 2019 in Information and News Releases, Main, News Stories

For Immediate Release                                November 29, 2019   What: Monthly Siren Test for December 2019 Who: Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency When: Monday, December 2, 2019   MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment ...
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NEWS RELEASE: FEMA Individual Assistance Program for Kilauea Recovery Survivors Ends on November 11, 2019

Posted on Nov 9, 2019 in 2018 Kilauea Eruption, Declared Disasters, Featured, Information and News Releases, Main, News Stories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2019 FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR KĪLAUEA RECOVERY SURVIVORS ENDS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2019 HONOLULU — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance (IA) Program for Kīlauea survivors will end on Monday, November 11, 2019. The program is intended to help residents get back on their feet following a disaster. ...
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