A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
Hawaiʻi > Hawaiʻi Tsunami Warnings
The PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER (PTWC) provides the official tsunami warnings for the state of Hawaiʻi. Click here for PTWC messages.
EACH COUNTY is responsible for TSUNAMI EVACUATIONS, and issuing the ALL-CLEAR.
The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) coordinates the statewide sounding of the first siren. Subsequent siren soundings are the responsibility of each County.
If Evacuation is necessary, the sirens will be activated. For current information, turn on and listen to local radio or television broadcasts
Local sources for information in Hawaiʻi include:
NOAA Weather Radio Broadcasts on following frequencies:
162.550 MHZ
162.400 MHZ
NOAA Weather Radio Broadcasts recording phone numbers:
Maui: 871-6706
Lanaʻi: 565-6033
Molokaʻi: 552-2477
State
Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA)
County
Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency (including Niʻihau)
City & County of Honolulu, Dept of Emergency Management (DEM)
Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense (HCDA)
Maui County Emergency Management Agency (including Molokaʻi, Lanaiʻi, Kahoʻolawe)
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