As of 5am this morning, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense is alerting the public that the emergency siren heard in Hilo at 4:53am this morning was due to a malfunction. There was no emergency
Hawaii State Emergency Management Agency and Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency are investigating the cause of this false siren sounding.

August 2025 Fentanyl Arrests and Recovery Stats
As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, the Hawai‘i County Police…