The Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is the emergency management agency for the State of Hawaiʻi. In its headquarters in Diamond Head Crater, HI-EMA serves as the coordinating agency between the four county emergency management agencies (Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, Maui County Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management, and Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency), as well as State Warning Point. In accordance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), all disaster response starts at the county level. HI-EMA responds to county requests for state assistance and supplements county emergency management efforts. When a disaster response effort exceeds the capabilities of a county, HI-EMA may recommend a State Emergency Proclamation from the Governor.