From West Hawaii Today:

All of Hawaii Island’s sirens sounded during a special test Tuesday morning, Civil Defense Administrator Darryl Oliveira said.

The agency ran the retest after 18 of the 71 sirens — one quarter of the island’s emergency warning sirens — failed to sound during the normal July test. On Tuesday, one siren in Paukaa had a lower than usual volume and a Laupahoehoe siren had a shorter than normal duration, Oliveira said.

Technicians looking at the locations of the 18 failed sirens noted a geographical proximity that prompted them to investigate whether a repeater site at Kulani Cone was working, Oliveira said.

“It had tripped offline,” he added. “The equipment was running hot.” Read the full story.

And here’s the latest in other neighbor isle gov’t and politics:

West Maui enclosures will create refuges for native Hawaiian species

Convoy of Hope bringing tons of food, services to Molokai residents

Kauai pesticides, GMO bill hearing secheduled

Nearly $10M approved for all-in-one VA medical clinic

Kapaa Middle School principal reinstated

Maui bills to help control removal of trees on public, private land

Hilario sentenced to life

Six Hawaii County Council members averted furloughs

Two decades later, Kilauea Gym still leaks

New mauka makai extension at Laaloa 

—Chad Blair