Hawaii Cancels Siren and Emergency Alert System Test for September
Hawaii’s monthly siren and emergency alert system test has been postponed for the month of September.
Usually on the first business day of each month, Hawaii conducts a state-wide siren and emergency alert system test, but this month’s drill has been postponed.
Hawaii Emergency and Management Team postponed the test because it was set to take place during a time of prayer and remembrance for those who were killed and are still missing in Maui.
In a press release, the agency declared, “Out of concern and recognition that sounding the sirens could disrupt the observance and cause distress, the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) will not conduct the September siren test.”
Out of concern and recognition that sounding the sirens at the scheduled time could disrupt the observance and cause distress,
