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The Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), together with the Hawai’i County Civil Defense Agency, will conduct siren testing at the following locations and times on Thursday and Friday, August 22 and 23, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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The WEA portion of the test commences at 8:18 a.m. HST and the EAS portion follows at 8:20 a.m. HST. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether technological improvements are needed.

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Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) will be pressure testing one of the plant’s safety valves with nitrogen and only nitrogen. Nearby residents may hear the valve opening and releasing the nitrogen several times until about 1:45 p.m. This is a routine testing procedure. For any questions, please call the PGV hotline at 866-517-1610.

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The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency in partnership with the State Civil Defense will be conducting a test of the warning sirens located at Kings Landing in Hilo, and Hawaiian Beaches and Leilani estates in Puna, today, Thursday, October 2nd, 2014. The testing will be conducted between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. […]

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The Emergency Alert System (EAS) scheduled for Wedensday (Nov 9) is a national alert and warning system established to enable a regional or nationwide alert to address the American public in all 50 states and several territories (additional territories will be capable of receiving EAS messages soon) during emergencies.

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MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawai`i Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division, is planning a fire-suppression pilot test July 20-22, 2009, at the former Kailua-Kona Landfill (a.k.a. Old Kona Dump), located about three miles north of Kailua-Kona on the west coast of the Island of Hawai`i. This work is being performed by the County […]

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