Kauai emergency alert test rescheduled amid Everbridge vendor issues
Kauai’s emergency alert test moved to June 23 at 5:30 p.m. after vendor issues, with road closures in Kalaheo and Kapaa also set to snarl commutes.
Kauai residents should mark a new date for the county’s emergency warning system test after vendor issues pushed back the Everbridge rollout. The Kauai Emergency Management Agency rescheduled the test for Tuesday, June 23, at 5:30 p.m., and alerts may go out during a one-hour window through 6:30 p.m.
The change matters because Everbridge is now the county’s new mass-notification provider, replacing Inspiron after the county’s April 30 selection. KEMA said the platform can send text, automated voice and email alerts, and it can also use geo-targeted messaging and Resident Connect, a database built to broaden outreach beyond traditional opt-in lists. County officials have urged residents to register directly at Kauai.gov/KEMA for the most reliable coverage, while noting that Everbridge is intended for imminent threats to life or property, not routine county announcements. It may be used alongside sirens, Wireless Emergency Alerts, the Emergency Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio and private alert apps.
Drivers in Kalaheo also need to plan around single-lane closures on Lauoho Road and Waha Road, between Papalina Road, Kaumualii Highway and Kōloa Road. The closures run from June 15 through Sept. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting, as Department of Public Works Roads Division crews resurface the roadway. The county said flaggers will be stationed at the site, motorists should allow extra travel time, use alternate routes and avoid parking in work zones. County road officials say the islandwide resurfacing program has paved 146 of 156.75 lane miles since 2020, with $72,767,726 budgeted and $53,592,780.56 billed to date.
In Kapaa, Olohena Road is scheduled to close June 22 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a concrete retaining wall pour. Eastbound traffic will be detoured onto Waipouli Road from Kamalu Road, while westbound traffic will be routed onto Waipouli Road via Hauiki Road and then onto Kamalu Road. Earthworks Pacific is listed as the contractor contact for questions. The closure comes as the county has also scheduled a June 23 public meeting on the Kukui Street and Olohena Road Improvements Project, keeping pressure on an already busy corridor.
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