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August 21, 2021 HONOLULU – Remnants from former Tropical Storm Linda have the potential to bring flooding rains to all Hawaiian Islands on Sunday through Monday. A Flash Flood Watch will go in to affect for all islands starting Sunday....

HONOLULU – The result of COVID-19 on the State has significantly affected the life safety and livelihoods of Hawaiʻi residents. This is true across the nation and around the globe as the virus has created not only health concerns, but...

Honolulu – This is a test; this is only a test. But what happens when it’s not just a test? From AMBER – or MAILE – Alerts, to severe weather warnings, consumer cell phone users, as well as television viewers...

2108026-ATG_Emergency-Proc-for-COVID-19-Response-distribution-signed

2108021-ATG_Proclamation for Hawaii County Wildfire (certified) - signed

July 30, 2021 HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 2 at 11:45 a.m. During...

7/28/21 HONOLULU — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has cancelled the tsunami watch for the Hawaii Islands effective on 7/28/21 at 21:15 HST. There is no tsunami threat to the State of Hawai`i. The Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency would like...

7/28/21 HONOLULU — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami watch for the Hawaii Islands effective on 7/28/21 at 20:46 HST. An earthquake occurred at 8:16 PM HST on Wednesday, 7/28/21, on the Alaska Peninsula with a preliminary...

Page last updated 2/2/22. E-Order for Self-Quarantine On March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i proclaimed a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States...

HONOLULU  — The Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times. Pier 39, Honolulu, Monday, July 19, 2021 from 9 a.m. to...

HONOLULU – “Let me tell you a story about ka moana.” That’s the opening line of a new animated public service announcement created by Oahu-based creative media company, Hyperspective, in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) to draw...

Third Proclamation, Heavy Rains and Flooding

June 29, 2021 HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System is scheduled for Thursday, July 1 at 11:45 a.m. During...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director  Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Hawai`i small nonfarm businesses in Kauai County of the July 13, 2021, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic...

HONOLULU – On May 19, 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its outlook for the Central Pacific Hurricane Season, predicting 2-5 tropical cyclones for the season which begins Tuesday, June 1, 2021 and continues through Nov. 30,...

May 28, 2021 HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System is scheduled for Tuesday, June 1 at 11:45 a.m....

HONOLULU — The Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds for the Honolulu Fire Department to install hurricane-resistant doors on the Waikiki Fire Station (Station 7). The project will replace...

HONOLULU  — Assistance is on the way for areas affected by the March severe weather, flooding, and landslides incident after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Hawai`i on May 13, 2021. The...

HONOLULU  — The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times. Mililani Town, Mililani – Monday, May 17, 9 a.m. to...

May 6, 2021  HONOLULU — Three years ago, the dynamic geology of Hawai`iʻs Big Island provided a stark and solemn reminder of its power when a series of events, beginning with the April 30 collapse of the Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater...

April 30, 2021 HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard 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 3, 2021 at 11:45 a.m....

 April 12, 2021  HONOLULU  — The Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times on Friday, April 16, 2021 from 9:00...

April 8, 2021 HONOLULU — The Department of Human Services (DHS), in coordination with the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), is announcing an important update to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Replacement Benefit deadline. Due to recent flooding and...

 04-07-21 HONOLULU – Beginning April 12, 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will start taking applications for the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Policy which will help ease some of the financial stress and burden of the coronavirus by providing financial...

 March 30, 2021 HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 11:45...

March 13, 2021 HONOLULU — The U.S. Small Business Administration today reminded Hawaii private nonprofit organizations of the April 9, 2021, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred March...

March 12, 2021 The severe weather which has caused widespread flooding across the state has been very destructive and has impacted many residents, damaging their belongings, and property. The Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) would like to remind those affected...

2011 Hawai'i Tsunami 10 Year AnniversaryDownload

March 09, 2021 Honolulu – The severe weather and consequent flooding across the state serves as a stark reminder that disasters can strike at any time of day, and any time of year. The Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) encourages...

February 26, 2021 Honolulu – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) granted the state of Hawaiʻi $87.4 million to open multiple, state-led community vaccination sites. This reimbursement grant will be managed by Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), the Department of...

February 26, 2021 HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, March 1, 2021 at 11:45...

2102078-ATG_Eighteenth-Proclamation-Related-to-the-COVID-19-Emergency-distribution-signed

2020_HIEMA.YearReview2020Download

January 29, 2021HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, February 1, 2021 at 11:45 a.m.During...

2101163-ATG_Emergency Proclamation for COM Drought and Axis Deer (certified) - signed

January 6, 2021HONOLULU — The Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, will conduct siren testing at the following location and time on Friday, January 8, between 9 a.m. and...

December 30, 2020HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11:45 a.m.During...

December 21, 2020HONOLULU — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reports the situation at the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater of the Kīlauea Volcano has stabilized. The crater lake has evaporated and is slowly being replaced with a lava lake. The threat of ash...

December 20, 2020 HONOLULU – With the holiday season upon us as the COVID-19 positive case counts continue to surge across the country, Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) strongly urges residents to avoid gatherings of 5 or more people. Coming...

2012088-ATG_Seventeenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (certified) - signed

 December 10, 2020 HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) would like to remind the public that small nonfarm businesses on Kauai are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These...

November 27, 2020HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.During...

Nov. 25, 2020(HONOLULU) – The Safe Travels Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Evaluation Testing Program found 45 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 24, out of 20,253 tests conducted (or 2.2 per 1,000) – since the program’s launch on Oct. 19. The...

November 25, 2020 HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) would like to remind the public that small nonfarm businesses in Honolulu are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These...

2011098-ATG_Sixteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (certified) - signed

https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2011051-ATG_Fifteenth-Proclamation-Related-to-the-COVID-19-Emergency-distribution-signed.pdf

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November 5, 2020HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) would like to take this time to remind the public that today is World Tsunami Awareness Day.The United Nations General Assembly designated each annual fifth of November as World Tsunami Awareness...

November 3, 2020HONOLULU — Since the launch of the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi pre-travel testing program on Oct. 15, the first round of post-travel testing indicates very few travelers have tested positive for COVID-19 after arrival to Hawaiʻi. From Oct. 19...

October 29, 2020HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.During...