Welcome to the Honolulu Fire Department’s official page on Facebook! The purpose of this site is to present HFD information about community risk reduction, fire safety issues, fire prevention programs, and HFD-related public events. However, please note that this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum. If you need an official source of information about the Honolulu Fire Depa
rtment, please visit our website at fire.honolulu.gov. Please do not report emergencies or ask for assistance on this page. Comments made by the public to our page will be reviewed by HFD personnel. While comments will not be edited, the HFD reserves the right to remove comments that include:
• Comments unrelated to the purpose and topical scope of the page. The page is not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or to the topical scope of the page.
• Obscenity
• Child po*******hy
• Incitement to imminent lawless action
• Speech presenting a grave and imminent threat
• Fighting words
• Genuine threats
• Fraud
• Defamation (libel/slander)
• Solicitations to commit (and/or speech integral to) criminal conduct
• Promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial transaction
•Promotion, support for, or opposition to a candidate campaigning for election to a political office
• Copyrighted material (if posted without the copyright holder’s consent)
Please note: The HFD may take steps to have a comment removed, if it falls within one of the aforementioned categories. Also, please note that this is an Internet page on facebook.com. Facebook, Inc. owns and operates facebook.com. has its own policies and standards concerning what may or may not be posted and about actions taken in regards to unauthorized posts. See “Facebook Community Standards” at www.facebook.com/communitystandards/. The department may also take steps to remove “robo spam” and/or comments by “social bots” (i.e. content posted by automatic software programs or “bots”), if necessary, to ensure access for the general public. Furthermore, while we encourage debate and discussion, we respectfully request that those who comment be mindful that this site is open to the public. We ask that commenters be courteous and civil towards one another. The HFD does not oppose, condone or take responsibility for comments placed on this site by site visitors. Commenters are personally responsible for their own comments, usernames, and/or any information that they place on this page.
