Next month’s test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System which was scheduled for Friday, September 1, at 11:45 am has been  canceled because the time and date are within 15 minutes of a planned moment of worldwide prayer and remembrance for those killed or missing in the Maui wildfires.

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.

Maintenance and repair work on the siren system will continue as usual, and the next siren test will be conducted on the regularly scheduled date, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

The regularly scheduled test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System will be conducted as usual, as required by the Federal Communications Commission. The Live Audio Broadcast test is normally conducted at roughly the same time as the monthly siren sounding, in cooperation with the Hawai‘i broadcast industry. There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the broadcast test.