Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency

Emergency Alerts – Social Media Pages – Radio Stations

Local emergency alerts are issued by each of Hawaiʻi’s four counties. Sign up for free text-based notifications for the latest updates on natural disasters and civic emergencies.

County emergency management agencies and the state’s Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency also maintain social media accounts where updates are posted. Sign up for county emergency alerts and follow government social media pages by clicking the links below.

Hawaiʻi County – Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency
Website
Alert Signup
X: @CivilDefenseHI
Instagram: @HawaiiCountyCivilDefense
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawaiicountycivildefense

Maui County – Maui Emergency Management Agency
Website

Alert signup
Additional evacuation zone alert signup
X: @CoMaui_MEMA
Instagram: @maui_ema
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MauiEMA

City and County of Honolulu (Oʻahu) – Department of Emergency Management
Website
Alert Signup
X: @Oahu_DEM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OahuDEM

Kauaʻi County – Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency
Website
Alert Signup
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CountyofKauai/

State of Hawaiʻi – Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
X: @Hawaii_EMA
Instagram: @hawaii_ema
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiEMA/

Radio

Radio is an important telecommunications tool that can operate during emergencies, bad weather and power outages. Public safety officials use the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to alert and warn the public about pending emergencies.

Below are listed the local primary radio stations that broadcast IPAWS information for each county:

Hawaiʻi County

Hilo:

94.7 FM (KWXX)

670 AM (KPUA)

97.9 FM (KKBG)

Kona:

101.5 FM (KAOY)

106.1 FM (KLEO)

Maui County

900 AM (KMVI)

1110 AM (KAOI)

City and County of Honolulu (Oʻahu)

92.3 FM/590 AM (KSSK)

96.3 FM (KRTR)

Kauaʻi County

93.5 FM (KQNG)

91.9 FM (KKCR)