To get emergency alerts by phone, one must sign up

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 15, 2012

~~<p>Question: My smartphone came with an Emergency Alert app and while visiting Colorado I received an alert about a potential flash flood in the area I was in. Here on Oahu, there have been a couple of flash flood warnings and recently a tsunami but I received no alerts. Doesn’t Hawaii have the capability to broadcast emergency alerts in this manner? It seems like a really good idea.</p>
<p>Answer: The city has offered residents access to emergency email and text message alerts for more than two years (see is.gd/vOn3Mz). But you have to sign up for it.</p>
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Question: My smartphone came with an Emergency Alert app and while visiting Colorado I received an alert about a potential flash flood in the area I was in. Here on Oahu, there have been a couple of flash flood warnings and recently a tsunami but I received no alerts. Doesn’t Hawaii have the capability to broadcast emergency alerts in this manner? It seems like a really good idea.

Answer: The city has offered residents access to emergency email and text message alerts for more than two years (see is.gd/vOn3Mz). But you have to sign up for it. Login for more...