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NEWS RELEASE: Monthly Siren Test – October

September 29, 2017

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Hawaii Emergency Management Agency DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. LOGANDIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VERN T. MIYAGIADMINISTRATOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE What: Monthly Siren Test Who: Hawaii Emergency Management Agency When: October 2, 2017 FOR...

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NEWS RELEASE: Annual National EAS Test – September 27, 2017

September 27, 2017

  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Hawaii Emergency Management Agency   DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR   MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. LOGANDIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT   VERN T. MIYAGIADMINISTRATOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2017 ANNUAL NATIONAL EAS...

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NEWS RELEASE: Testing Of New Sirens On Maui – September 7-8, 2017

September 7, 2017

MAUI — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii-EMA), together with the Maui County Emergency Management Agency will conduct siren testings at the following locations and times. Thursday, September 7, 2017 (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Along Honoapi’ilani Highway, Lahaina.  In...

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NEWS RELEASE: Siren And Emergency Alert System Test

August 31, 2017

What: Monthly Siren TestWho: Hawaii Emergency Management AgencyWhen: September 1, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HONOLULU — The State’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System using the Attention Alert Signal “Steady tone”, coordinated with the test of the...

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FEMA 4282 MAUI FLOODING

August 10, 2017

President Barrack Obama signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Maui County on October 6, 2016. The declaration makes federal funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for assistance for emergency...

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NEWS RELEASE: Siren and Emergency Alert System Test

May 30, 2017

MEDIA ADVISORY What: Monthly Siren TestWho: Hawaii Emergency Management AgencyWhen: June 1, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST HONOLULU — The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, coordinated with the test of...

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NEWS RELEASE: Siren and Emergency Alert System Test

April 28, 2017

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 Monday, May 1,...

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NEWS RELEASE: Siren Testing On Oahu Of New Sirens

March 13, 2017

SIREN TESTING ON OAHU OF NEW SIRENS HONOLULU — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (Hawaii-EMA), together with the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management will conduct testing of four new sirens on Oahu. Testing will occur on the following dates during...

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NEWS RELEASE: Rescheduled – March Monthly Siren Test

March 1, 2017

The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, set for 11:45 am Wednesday, March 1, 2017 has been rescheduled. The state and counties jointly agree it would be best to reschedule the testing so as to avoid...

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Emergency Response Training- Sign Up!

February 9, 2017

Are you ready to take that next step to ensure the safety of your family and friends during a disaster? The County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management offers free classes as part of it's CERT training...Community Emergency Response Team....

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Warning Sirens Mishap

January 3, 2017

Emergency warning sirens across Oahu and a few on Kauai went off accidentally at approximately 8:07 this morning. According to Mel Kaku, director of the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, it was an “inadvertent activation in the course of preparing...

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Supplementary Proclamation (Storm Maui Kalawao)

November 15, 2016

Effective November 15, 2016 - January 13, 2017 Supplemental Emergency Proclamation Storm Maui Kalawao.pdf OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF HAWAIʻI SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me as Governor by the Constitution and laws of the State of...

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Hawaii Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4282)

October 19, 2016

President Barrack Obama signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Maui County on October 6, 2016. The declaration makes federal funding available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for assistance for emergency...

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NEWS RELEASE: August 1, 2016 Siren and Emergency Alert System Test

July 29, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEHawaii Emergency Management Agency  DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. LOGANDIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VERN T. MIYAGIADMINISTRATOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 29, 2016 August 1, 2016 SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST HONOLULU —...

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