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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.

Hawa‘i Gov. Josh Green issued his proclamation on the anniversary of the 1946 April Fools’ Day tsunami, which claimed 158 lives.

Daniel Foley received the Torch of Light for his work in guiding the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct. James Barros received the Lava Tube dishonor for support of a “Constitutionally questionable” law.

The interactive map displays fully operational sirens in green. Sirens that require maintenance which the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency can perform unassisted are shown in yellow. Sirens which need maintenance that must be performed with contracted assistance are shown in red. Sirens which are beyond repair are shown in black.

Talks are underway with officials from the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency and all four counties about codifying a new emergency response protocol to use sirens during wildfires everywhere in the state. It could become official “within days.”

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.

The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency has produced 15 episodes, which will be released throughout the summer.

Aweau most recently served with the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a senior advisor for the Interagency Recovery Coordination and Community Planning and Capacity Building cadre that responded to disasters nationwide.

The Hawaiʻi monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for April 3 at 11:45 a.m.

Luke Meyers will join the Office of Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green as State Disaster Management Advisor and retired Col. James D.S. Barros was named as the new Administrator for the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency.

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.

During the workshop, the agency will gather public input for the state’s update to its Hazard Mitigation Plan that deals with flooding, hurricanes, wildfires and other hazards.

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.

The first flight over the volcano was conducted at about 6:30 a.m. on Monday and it confirmed that the eruption of Mauna Loa has migrated from the summit to the Northeast Rift Zone.

A 5.0 temblor last week near Pāhala on the Big Island was a reminder that people should know what to do in an earthquake and to be prepared for tsunami hazards.

The 2021 Mana Road fire in Waimea started on July 30, 2021 and burned more than 40,000 acres of state and private land, including the Parker Ranch, over several days on the BIg Island.

Thirty years ago today, Hurricane ʻIniki made landfall on the island of Kauaʻi as a Category 4 hurricane.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, at 11:45 a.m.

State officials warn Hawaii residents to be prepared as a “Kona Low” weather system brings rain to the Hawaiian Islands over the next few days.