HONOLULU — The monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, which would typically occur on Monday, which is the first working day of December, has been suspended.
The test, which normally runs at 11:45 a.m., is being suspended to avoid interfering with various inaugural events scheduled around the state at that time, according to Gov. David Ige’s office.
The suspension is for December only. The test has not been rescheduled for a different time.
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.