HONOLULU — The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the emergency alert system, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Tuesday.
HONOLULU — The state’s monthly test of the statewide outdoor warning siren system, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the emergency alert system, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Tuesday.
The warning sirens are used to alert the public to emergencies. During this monthly test, all warning sirens will sound a one-minute attention alert signal (steady tone). There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the test.
The attention alert signal informs residents to turn on a radio or television for information and instruction for an impending emergency, or if in a coastal inundation area, evacuate to higher ground.
The outdoor warning sirens are one part of a three-component emergency notification system. A simultaneous test of the emergency alert system is conducted with the siren system, in cooperation with Hawaii’s broadcast industry. In the event of a real emergency, warning sirens and emergency alert broadcasts would be joined by alerts via the wireless emergency alert system, which delivers sound-and-text warnings to mobile telephones and compatible devices.
