NEWS RELEASE: Short Circuit Set Off Warning Siren In Waialua Early Saturday

SHORT CIRCUIT SET OFF WARNING SIREN IN WAIALUA EARLY SATURDAY

 

For Immediate Release: March 8, 2022                                                                                                    Release No. 2022-015

 

HONOLULU — An electrical fault caused a siren in the All-Hazard Statewide Warning System to sound for several minutes around 2 a.m. HST Saturday in the Waialua community of O’ahu.

The siren is part of the statewide network operated by the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA). A HI-EMA technician determined late Monday that the incident was caused by water inside an electrical cabinet. Evidence indicated that moisture inside the cabinet, possibly the result of a leaky door seal, short-circuited a switch and activated the siren.

The siren is located along Goodale Avenue near the Waialua District Park swimming complex and baseball field. The HI-EMA Logistics Branch replaced the damaged switch and applied a new silicone seal to the cabinet.

HI-EMA maintains a network of more than 400 sirens statewide which are a key part of Hawaii’s defense against loss of life or property from hazards such as tsunamis and hurricanes.

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