HomeMy WebLinkAboutBig Island Siren Test June 2016DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. LOGAN
DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
VERN T. MIYAGI
ADMINISTRATOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (CORRECTION)
June 27, 2016
SIREN TESTING ON HAWAII ISLAND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 AND THURSDAY, JUNE 30
HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the Hawaii
County Civil Defense Agency, will conduct siren testing on Hawaii Island on WEDNESDAY, June
29 and THURSDAY, June 30, 2016. Testing will be between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
at the following locations:
• Kapaa Beach Park, North Kohala
• Mahukona Beach Park, North Kohala
• Waiaka, Waimea
• Puako Beach Road, Waikoloa
• Historic Park, Waikoloa
• Holoholokai Public Beach Park, Waikoloa
• Kealakehe Elementary School, Kailua Kona
These new sirens are part of the Statewide Siren Modernization Project. Residents nearby may
hear the siren sound six to eight times for 30 -second to one -minute intervals during the identified
timeframe. Testing will include short blasts known as "burps." During the tests, emergency
management officials and technicians will check that installation work on the sirens has been
completed properly.
Residents can direct questions about this siren testing to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
at (808) 935-0031.
Hawaii EMA encourages the public to make use of other supplemental methods of warning
including, but not limited to, Hawaii County's mass text notification system, Blackboard Connect,
and NOAA Weather Radio.
Media Contact:
Mary Zanakis
Public Information Officer
808.620.5422
mzanakis@scd.hawaii.gov
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Galen Yoshimoto
Public Relations Officer
808.620.5408
HawaiiEMA@hawaii.gov