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For Immediate Release November 5, 2020HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYREMINDS PUBLIC OF WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAYHONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) would like to take this time to remind the public that today is World Tsunami Awareness Day.The United Nations...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 3, 2020SAFE TRAVELS HAWAIʻI COVID-19 EVALUATION TESTING PROGRAM UPDATEInitial results indicate less than 1 out of 1,000 of travelers testing positive for COVID-19 post-arrival to HawaiʻiHONOLULU — Since the launch of the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi pre-travel testing...

For Immediate Release October 29, 2020What: Monthly Siren Test for November 2020Who: Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency When: Monday, November 2, 2020MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TESTHONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated...

     Greater Good Charities & Wings of Rescue to Airlift Over 600 Shelter Pets from the Hawaiian Islands to Mainland to Conduct the Largest Pet Rescue Flight in History More than 600 Shelter Pets from the Hawaiian Islands to...

For Immediate Release October 7, 2020FEMA Awards $3.7 Million to Hawai'i County to Rebuild Parks Damaged by the Kīlauea Volcanic EruptionHONOLULU, HI – The Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced $3.7 million in...