Senate bill aims to prevent repeat of Hawaii false missile alert
The legislation includes a provision giving the U.S. government, not local authorities, the job of notifying residents of incoming missile threats. Read more
Hawaii missile scare
Stories related to the Jan. 13, 2018, false alert warning Hawaii of an incoming missile.
Feds may take lead on future missile alerts
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz’s attempt to give the federal government responsibility for alerting the public of a missile threat was passed by the U.S. Senate as part of a $750 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 that focuses on evolving threats from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. Read more
Star-Advertiser’s breaking news coverage of false missile alert wins first place in Best of the West contest
The judge said “no stone was left unturned” in the coverage of the event that became a national story. Read more
A CDC study reveals Twitter posts show need for effective crisis messaging
No one needed a scientific study to figure out the false ballistic missile alert Jan. 13, 2018, set off “shock, fear, panic or terror” in Hawaii. Read more
A look back: Miscommunication led to confusion about test alert
The events leading to the botched ballistic missile defense drill on Jan. 13, 2018, began with an 8 a.m. shift change at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency headquarters at Diamond Head. Read more
1 year after false missile alert, Hawaii residents recall 38 minutes of terror
One year since the false missile attack alert, residents recall a sense of doom and scrambling to be with their families. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Plan now to mark anniversary of false missile
Now that the leftover turkey has been ala king’d or jook’d and we are officially rolling like a winter swell into the crash of holidays, perhaps it’s time to start planning for Jan. 13. Read more
Man who suffered heart attack during Hawaii’s false missile alert sues state
A man who suffered a heart attack minutes after saying his last goodbyes to his children following Hawaii’s ballistic missile alert on Jan. 13 is suing the state for an undisclosed amount. Read more
New U.S. rule requires broadcasters to report false alerts after Hawaii blunder
The Federal Communications Commission is adopting a new rule to boost the reliability of emergency alerts after Hawaii earlier this year mistakenly sent warnings to cellphones and broadcasters that a ballistic missile was heading for the state. Read more
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Emails a reminder of lack of leadership
Poor David Ige. He’s been working so hard lately to try to prove that he’s been working so hard the last four years, holding a bunch of bill signing ceremonies and press conferences to tout various things he says he’s done. Read more
Memos name ‘button pusher’ who sent false missile alert in January
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has “inadvertently” released the name of the so-called button pusher, the man who sent a false ballistic missile alert Jan. 13 that plunged Hawaii residents and visitors into 38 minutes of uncertainty. Read more
Botched missile alert inspires broad FCC recommendations
The Federal Communications Commission said future ballistic missile warning tests in Hawaii should not include words that hark back to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — specifically, “This is not a drill.” Read more
FCC’s final report on false missile alert cites human error and poor safeguards
The FCC this morning released its full report on the false missile alert in Hawaii, finding a “combination of human error and inadequate safeguards” and issuing a lengthy list of recommendations. Read more
Delegation calls on military to handle missile warnings
All four members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation urged the U.S. military Thursday to take responsibility for alerting the public about any future ballistic missile attacks, taking that role away from the state, which botched the job in January. Read more
Hawaii congressional delegation pushes military to take over missile alerts
Hawaii’s congressional delegation grilled federal officials at a hearing in Honolulu today on the Jan. 13 false ballistic missile alert. Read more
Confusion, relief, anger in 911 calls during Oahu missile scare
The department said there were approximately 2,000 911 calls about the missile alert on January after 8:07 a.m., when a state worker sent the message in error. Read more
Retired Navy captain takes helm of HI-EMA
Strategic planning will be a top focus for the new administrator of the beleaguered Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, who comes aboard as the agency works to shore up public confidence following January’s false missile alert. Read more
Hawaii releases redacted recording of missile alert drill
The state of Hawaii today released an audio recording of the drill it was running in January when an employee mistakenly sent cellphone and broadcast alerts warning of a ballistic missile attack. Read more
Hanabusa challenges Ige on missile alert records
Hawaii officials have repeatedly pointed to a low-level state employee and a breakdown in his agency’s leadership as the main cause for a January missile alert that left hundreds of thousands of islanders thinking they might die in a nuclear blast. But efforts to find out more about what other top officials did that day have been stymied at the highest levels of state government. Read more
Transparency after the missile alarm
Accountability and leadership. That’s what we demanded from the administration and our elected officials on the Jan. 13 false missile alarm scare. Read more
False missile alert sets off creative burst
The false missile alert the morning of Jan. 13 generated widespread fear and panic in Hawaii, but also spurred creativity in some quarters of the arts and entertainment community. Read more
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