The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo’s Campus Crisis Management Team (CCMT) will conduct an “Emergency Exercise” on Friday, February 22. This exercise will be in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Police Department and will have an Active Shooter scenario that will initiate the University’s Active Shooter response, campus lockdown, and emergency response protocol.

The exercise will test the validity of the University’s Emergency Operations Plan, which we are required to do under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act also known as the Clery Act.
This exercise will appear to be real and could cause some distress to anyone witnessing it who does not know what is happening, what to do, or where to go. We will do our best to ensure that all the members of the UH Hilo community who will be affected by this exercise are properly prepared to respond within the guidelines of our emergency procedures and properly informed about the upcoming exercise.

During this exercise, we will also test our UH Alert (text messaging and email) system as well as other forms of emergency notification (e.g., Mass Notification and Clock Control System, website, social media, etc.). Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to sign up to receive notifications through the UH Alert System or review and update information. This can be done online by visiting www.hawaii.edu/alert/.

Everyone is asked to review the “Active Shooter” guidelines and “Lockdown” procedures in the UH Hilo Emergency Response Guidebook on the Security website hilo.hawaii.edu/security/ and contact Security Director Rick Murray with any questions or concerns.

For more information, contact: uhhsafe@hawaii.edu (808) 932-7013