Nebraska ‘glitch’ sounds sirens
A contractor involved in a project to modernize the outdoor siren warning system inadvertently caused sirens to be activated at dawn Thursday, state Civil Defense said.
No emergency occurred, the city Department of Emergency Management said.
The project outfitted eight Oahu sirens with communications modems that allow for remote satellite activation.
The contractor — in Lincoln, Neb. — involved with the project inadvertently activated sirens at 5:25 a.m. in Diamond Head, Kamiloiki, Makiki, McCully, Moanalua Valley and Waimanalo. Protocols are being developed to prevent a recurrence, officials said, calling the incident a "glitch."
The sirens were quickly turned off by the Honolulu Police Department’s dispatch center.
"We apologize for any anxiety this early morning sounding caused for area residents," Doug Mayne, vice director of Hawaii Civil Defense, said in a news release.
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$30M upgrade of Air Force complex is pau
WAILUKU » Three years of upgrades to the Air Force’s Maui Space Surveillance Complex are complete, paving the way for new research.
The complex atop Haleakala houses the Department of Defense’s largest satellite-tracking telescope. Lt. Col. Michael Harvey of the Air Force research detachment that oversees the complex says the $30 million modernization will make the facility attractive for new research and development opportunities.
The upgrades included fixing floors, adding lightning protection for the telescopes and replacing outdated computers.
The Maui News reports county officials were among those who attended a blessing of the modernization project Wednesday at the complex.
