December 2016

The most recent eruption of Kilauea Volcano will mark another milestone on January 3, 2017.  That date is the 34th anniversary of Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing East Rift Zone eruption, which began in 1983. During the past 34 years, lava flows...

Voters in the 2016 General Election approved an amendment to the Kaua‘i County Charter that renames the county’s Civil Defense Agency (KCDA) as the Emergency Management Agency. The name change takes effect on Thursday, Dec. 8. According to Elton Ushio,...

As 2016 comes to a close…the people of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency are already gearing up for the challenges of 2017. During the past year Hawaii-EMA, which serves as the coordinating agency for the four counties during times of...

Have you ever wondered why Kīlauea Volcano's current lava flow is called the "61g" flow? Visit  To explain, we must go back to the beginning of the ongoing eruption. It all started on January 3, 1983, with fissures erupting intermittently...

As 2016 comes to a close…the people of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency are already gearing up for the challenges of 2017. During the past year Hawaii-EMA, which serves as the coordinating agency for the four counties during times of...