FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE What: Siren test Who: Hawaii Emergency Management Agency When: November 29, 2018 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO TEST SIREN ON THE BIG ISLAND, NOVEMBER 29, 2018 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii-EMA), together with the Hawaii Civil Defense Agency will conduct siren test at Pohoiki Beach Park on Thursday, November 29, ...
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For Immediate Release October 30, 2018 MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST HONOLULU — The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for THURSDAY, November 1, 2018 at 11:45 a.m. The warning sirens are ...
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF HAWAl’I FOURTH SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me as Governor 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 ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HONOLULU — Representatives of government agencies and eligible private non-profit agencies with costs related to damage from Hurricane Lane are invited to Applicant Briefings for the federal Public Assistance (PA) program. The presentation will include application procedures, administrative requirements, and funding and program eligibility criteria. Under the PA Program, the Federal Emergency ...
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News Release HONOLULU – On September 27, 2018, President Donald J. Trump issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Hawaii triggering the release of Federal funds, specifically Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs, from Hurricane Lane that occurred August 22-29, 2018. FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program provides assistance to State ...
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