Emergency Alert Test Sent to Phones in Hawaii

City officials: No emergency after HI-EMA test alert

City officials: No emergency after HI-EMA test alert – Hawaii News

Emergency alert test sent to phones in Hawaii

HIEMA said the test is a routine procedure designed to ensure that the emergency communications systems are functioning properly.

Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test, despite there not being an emergency.

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