The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. June 2. The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the ...

I will never be satisfied on the level for preparedness for the state and for the citizens. We can always do things a little ...

"Not everybody on the coast will be going up Kolekole Pass if there's a fire," he said. "So [Honolulu Department of Emergency Management] and HiEMA are working on protocols to see if a fire occurs in ...

Barros opposed the 2023 bill, which died late in session, but said in testimony that HIEMA had worked with the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters and the state attorney general to address ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Pearl Harbor residents had a rude awakening when a siren briefly blared early Saturday morning, but the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said it was a runaway siren ...

In that report, HiEMA noted that statistically there is a 100% chance of wildfires occurring in Hawaii in any given year with an average of 12 events per year.

Hawaii adjutant general Maj. Gen. Ken Hara has led the state’s emergency management agency for five years, capping a 40-year military career with three combat deployments.

EWA BEACH (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency says there is no threat emergency after receiving a report of a runaway siren in the Ewa Beach area. It was reported the siren ...

In that report, HiEMA noted that statistically there is a 100% chance of wildfires occurring in Hawaii in any given year with an average of 12 events per year. Resiliency is a major focus of ...

property and infrastructure to the specific hazard, and recommends actions that can be taken to reduce the risk and vulnerability to the hazard. The updated plan can be found on the HI-EMA website at ...

Good evening, Hawaii. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency released an update to the State Hazard Mitigation Plan, which focuses on reducing harm caused by wildfires, flooding and hurricanes; the ...

About 45% of HIEMA’s civil service jobs are vacant, forcing the agency to use temporary and exempt employees to fill in. Nearly half of the civil service positions in the Hawaii Emergency ...