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Communities can address vulnerabilities and prepare for emergencies through the expanding Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Hub network.
Hilo, Kona residents could experience temporary outage of Spectrum Voice 911 service Thursday
Spectrum will be performing scheduled maintenance beginning at 12 a.m. tonight until 12 p.m. Thursday, causing a potential temporary outage of 911 services.
Annual live fire exercises slated this week at Kona and Hilo airports
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting units will be testing response protocol at both airports will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10 through Wednesday, Feb. 12.
Metal, appliance recycling services closed at some East Hawaiʻi transfer stations
The services are being stopped at the Honokaʻa, Laupāhoehoe, Volcano, Pāhala and Waiʻōhinu stations after Big Island Scrap Metal in Kea‘au, Hawai‘i County’s contracted metal recycling partner, suffered a large industrial fire Wednesday.
Waves of hope are on the horizon for the partially-shuttered Pacific Tsunami Museum
Although laid off in December, former staff at Hilo’s Pacific Tsunami Museum are volunteering their time to continue the mission of saving lives through tsunami awareness and education.
Water will be temporarily turned off for customers in the Kamuela View Estates Friday morning
The Department of Water Supply scheduled the temporary water shut off for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday morning for an emergency valve replacement.
First monthly statewide siren test for 2025 scheduled for Jan. 2
Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency officials also noted in their announcement that a test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System will accompany the sounding test of the sirens at roughly the same time, in cooperation with the Hawai‘i broadcast industry.
West Hawai‘i residents could experience temporary 9-1-1 outage
Hawai‘i Police Department announced Wednesday that Hawaiian Telcom will be conducting scheduled maintenance work starting at 11:59 p.m. tonight, which could lead to up to 60-minute outage.
Hawai‘i monthly outdoor warning siren system testing scheduled
There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the test.
No injuries reported following structure fire in North Kona
The two residents were out of the house when firefighters arrived on scene.
Hawaiian Electric no longer considering power shutoff with red flag warning canceled
The power company continues to monitor the approach of Tropical Storm Hone and for signs of hazardous conditions.
Update: Both lanes on Waikōloa Road reopen following brush fire
The fire was down to a smolder on Friday night.
