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Val Kalahiki isn’t sure her students know what a fire alarm sounds like. In November 2019, Konawaena Elementary’s fire alarm system broke, and it hasn’t been replaced, said Kalahiki, who runs the after-school program at the Hawaii island school. In the case of a fire, the main office can use the loudspeaker system to inform […]

A new report on the results of comprehensive safety evaluations was recently shared with the Honolulu City Council. Very few high rises have fire sprinkler systems.

Residential high-rise buildings on Oahu that dont have fire sprinkler systems now have about a month and a half left to get a so-called "life safety evaluation" to comply with