DAGS PRESS RELEASE: KALANIMOKU BUILDING EVACUATION
STATE OF HAWAI’I | KA MOKU’ ĀINA O HAWAI’I
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES | KA ʻOIHANA LOIHELU A LAWELAWE LAULĀ
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
KEITH A. REGAN
COMPTROLLER
KA LUNA HOʻOMALU HANA LAULĀ
MEOH-LENG SILLIMAN
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER
KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOMALU HANA LAULĀ
KALANIMOKU BUIDLING EVACUATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2024
HONOLULU – At 8:45 a.m. today the Kalanimoku Building fire alarm was activated due to smoke originating from the basement. Approximately 300 building occupants were safely evacuated to the Kalanimoku Building lawn along Punchbowl Street.
The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) arrived shortly thereafter and deployed its HAZMAT unit due to air quality concerns related to smoke and fumes. At 10:00 a.m., HFD gave the all-clear, allowing building occupants to return.
The origin of the smoke was identified as the air conditioning (AC) system. Contractors have been on-site this week working on the AC system and will continue repairs, as well as work to determine the cause of the smoke.
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For Information Contact:
Tony Benabese
Public Information Officer
Hawai‘i Department of Accounting and General Services
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Dan Dennison, Communications Director
Department of Land and Natural Resources
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