| HI-EMA | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency management |
| Jurisdiction | Hawaii |
| Employees | Approximately 70 |
| Agency executives |
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The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is the body responsible for managing emergencies in the United States State of Hawaii. [1]
The director is Major General Stephen Logan and the administrator is James Barros.
The agency employs roughly 70 personnel focused on emergency management duties. HI-EMA manages a full lifecycle of disasters - Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and recovery. Most disasters, and all major disasters involve these phases. [2]
On January 13, 2018, the Agency received worldwide attention when one of its employees accidentally broadcast a ballistic missile alert to all the citizens of Hawaii, which, at the height of American nuclear tensions with North Korea, caused a statewide panic. [3]
Prior to hurricane season, the agency organizes Makani Pahili. [4]
