{"id":5668,"date":"2021-08-30T12:24:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T22:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/?page_id=5668"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:56:50","slug":"all-hazard-statewide-outdoor-warning-siren-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/all-hazard-statewide-outdoor-warning-siren-system\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hiema.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/226e62cd78f340c29e52d4f38c46ac21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1711\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2023\/10\/Siren-Status-Map-image.png\" alt=\"An image of the HI-EMA Siren Status Map showing the locations of the sites of All-Hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System statewide. It is color coded to reflect their status, showing green for operational, yellow for needs maintenance, red for needs maintenance with contracting support, and black for beyond repair.\" class=\"wp-image-8216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2023\/10\/Siren-Status-Map-image.png 1711w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2023\/10\/Siren-Status-Map-image-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2023\/10\/Siren-Status-Map-image-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2023\/10\/Siren-Status-Map-image-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2023\/10\/Siren-Status-Map-image-1536x780.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1711px) 100vw, 1711px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hiema.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/226e62cd78f340c29e52d4f38c46ac21\">view the interactive siren status map<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">learn more about the All-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HI-EMA - Alert and Warning Program - Siren Testing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J0pCrvX-yJk?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hawai`i Tsunami Awareness - A Decade of Improvements\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LNHDpI2Kp9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Siren <strong>Fast Facts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"5254\" src=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/files\/2021\/05\/Siren_Maintenance-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of siren\" class=\"wp-image-5254\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hawai\u02bbi has the largest single integrated Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The all-hazard siren system can be used for a variety of &nbsp;both natural and human-caused events; including tsunamis, hurricanes, dam breaches, flooding, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, terrorist threats, hazardous material incidents, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sirens output is 121 decibels and propagate with a manufacture radius of 3400ft.&nbsp; This range may vary due to environmental and surrounding physical conditions. The sirens are battery-powered and use a photovoltaic charging system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sirens are one part of the larger Hawai\u02bbi Statewide Alert and Warning System (SAWS) which includes FEMA\u2019s Integrated Public Alert &amp; Warning System (IPAWS) which used both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to alert the public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sirens, along with the EAS, are tested on the first business day of each month in collaboration with County Emergency Management\/Civil Defense Agencies and local Radio\/TV\/Cable broadcast partners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When a siren tone is heard other than a scheduled test, tune into local Radio\/TV\/Cable stations for emergency information and instructions by official authorities. Alerts may also come in form of a Wireless Emergency Alert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>learn more about the All-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System Siren Fast Facts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"8169,1555,2479,7399,6702,6826","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5668","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5668"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12664,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5668\/revisions\/12664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}