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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />August 14, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />State of Hawai‘i to test Newly-Installed Sirens on Hawai‘i Island on August 22-23 <br /> <br />The State Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) will be testing newly- <br />installed sirens on Hawai‘i Island from Thursday, August 22, 2019, to Friday, August 23, <br />2019, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The following are the newly-installed sirens which will be tested: <br />1. Waiākea Uka Park, Hilo <br />2. ‘Ainako Park, Hilo <br />3. Mohouli Park, Hilo <br />4. Malama Park, Hilo <br />5. Pāhoa Ag Park, Pāhoa <br /> <br />The Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of Hawaii’s Statewide <br />Alert & Warning System used to notify the public during emergencies. <br /> <br />If you hear this siren tone in circumstances other than a test, follow emergency <br />information and instructions provided by official government channels. This may be in <br />the form of a local radio, television station broadcast, or cellular Wireless Emergency <br />Alert. <br /> <br />For further information, please contact Civil Defense Agency at <br />935-0031. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />