{"id":7613,"date":"2023-05-11T11:02:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T21:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/?p=7613"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:42:41","slug":"news-release-whats-that-sound-hawaii-emergency-management-agency-to-test-four-new-or-updated-sirens-on-big-island-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/news-release-whats-that-sound-hawaii-emergency-management-agency-to-test-four-new-or-updated-sirens-on-big-island-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS RELEASE: What\u2019s That Sound? Hawai\u2018i Emergency Management Agency to Test Four New or Updated Sirens on Big Island this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, May 11, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Release No. 2023-016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HONOLULU<\/strong> \u2014 The Hawai\u2018i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) will be testing new or upgraded warning sirens on Friday at four locations on Hawai\u2018i island. The tests will sound various alert tones which will be audible in the surrounding area, but there is no hazard and members of the public need not take any action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are more than 400 sirens in Hawaii\u2019s All-Hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning System, which is used to alert members of the public to take immediate action to protect themselves from a hazard such as a tsunami or hurricane. The equipment being tested may include new siren locations, relocations of existing sirens, or upgraded equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe try to limit our siren tests to the first business day of each month to reduce disruption, but it\u2019s vital to run certain checks when we install new equipment,\u201d said HI-EMA Administrator James DS. Barros. \u201cThese tests help ensure that the new gear is integrated with the statewide network and can alert the local communities if there\u2019s an imminent hazard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new equipment is part of the state\u2019s ongoing Outdoor Warning Siren Modernization Program. Sirens are being upgraded and new sirens installed at locations statewide under this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equipment tests are scheduled for Friday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. HST. The tests will be in Hilo and nearby communities, in cooperation with the Hawai\u2018i County Civil Defense Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The specific locations of the sirens to be tested are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ka\u2018\u016bmana Elementary School, Hilo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kula\u2018imano Community Center, Pepe\u2018ekeo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gilbert Carvalho Park, Hilo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hualani Park, Hilo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testing at each site usually takes 30 to 60 minutes. People within a mile of the site being tested will hear short bursts of various siren tones (steady tone, high-low, tamper warning, etc.). <strong>No action is required<\/strong> if you hear a warning siren test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State and local government officials have been informed that these tests are scheduled, and social media messages will include reminders on the day of the testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Weintraub<br>Communication Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">adam.b.weintraub@hawaii.gov<br>808-620-5417<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, May 11, 2023 Release No. 2023-016 HONOLULU \u2014 The Hawai\u2018i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) will be testing new or upgraded warning sirens on Friday at four locations on Hawai\u2018i [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":"7350,3571,7147,3377,8946,10793","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[355,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-355","category-news-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/153"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7613"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15617,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7613\/revisions\/15617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}