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The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

Grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be used to reduce hazardous wildfire fuels such as dry vegetation and invasive species and create defensible space for several communities and large landowners affected by the massive Māna Road Fire in the summer of 2021.

The all-hazard Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of the Hawai‘i Statewide Alert and Warning System used to notify the public during emergencies.

While more than 500 families who lost their homes in the devastating Aug. 8 blazes have been placed, but thousands of displaced families are still languishing in temporary shelters

The purpose of the test is to ensure that the systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday announced it will be providing $95 million to Hawaiʻi for temporary support services for those impacted by the recent fires on Maui.

Firefighters continue to extinguish flare-ups in the Lāhainā and Upcountry Maui fires.

Just 3% of the devastated area has been searched so far. Search and rescue efforts continue, with more deaths likely to add to the total.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday approved the State of Hawai‘i’s request for a disaster declaration to provide assistance with the wind-whipped North Kohala wildfire on the Big Island.

It’s been almost five years since the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea volcano and resulting lava flow landlocked the Pohoiki boat ramp, yet the battle continues for funding to dredge the beach and reopen access to the ocean.

The request for a federal disaster declaration comes on the heels of one-day, onsite inspection Jan. 5 by an 11-person team of state and federal emergency management officials of damages and impacts caused by the eruption of Mauna Loa.

The team of inspectors will examine the damage and impact sustained to the Mauna Loa Observatory Road and other infrastructure that were overrun by lava from the eruption on the Big Island.

The agency is recalling it teams that were deployed to assist Hawai‘i County Civil Defense during the eruption and efforts will now move to compiling damage and impact estimates.

FEMA says that while the immediate threat has passed, the situation serves as a reminder to all that there are steps that can be taken now, to prepare for future events

Owners or lessees of property on the island who believe their property rights would be negatively affected by the proposed flood hazard determinations can appeal to the county.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added a new weather alerts feature to its app.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that it has amended the Public Assistance Program to add additional support.

The FEMA deadline for state, county, and some private non-profit agencies is closely approaching.

State, county and non-profit organizations are invited to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program briefings.

More than 100 homes in Waiakea Uka suffered flood damage in 2008.