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1 year after false missile alert, Hawaii residents recall 38 minutes of terror

By Timothy Hurley thurley@staradvertiser.com on January 13, 2019
• Updated on  January 13, 2019 at 3:06 pm
By Timothy Hurley thurley@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 13, 2019
• Updated on  January 13, 2019 at 3:06 pm
One year since the false missile attack alert, residents recall a sense of doom and scrambling to be with their families. Read More

A look back: Miscommunication led to confusion about test alert

By Michael Tsai mtsai@staradvertiser.com on January 13, 2019
• Updated on  January 13, 2019 at 12:43 am
By Michael Tsai mtsai@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 13, 2019
• Updated on  January 13, 2019 at 12:43 am
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

Man who suffered heart attack during Hawaii’s false missile alert sues state

By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com on November 28, 2018
• Updated on  November 28, 2018 at 11:29 am
By Kristen Consillio kconsillio@staradvertiser.com Posted on November 28, 2018
• Updated on  November 28, 2018 at 11:29 am
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

Lee Cataluna: Plan now to mark anniversary of false missile

By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com on November 28, 2018
• Updated on  November 28, 2018 at 11:29 am
By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com Posted on November 28, 2018
• Updated on  November 28, 2018 at 11:29 am
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

Emails a reminder of lack of leadership

By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com on June 29, 2018
• Updated on  September 5, 2018 at 10:05 am
By Lee Cataluna lcataluna@staradvertiser.com Posted on June 29, 2018
• Updated on  September 5, 2018 at 10:05 am
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

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com on June 27, 2018
• Updated on  June 27, 2018 at 9:41 am
By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com Posted on June 27, 2018
• Updated on  June 27, 2018 at 9:41 am
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

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com on April 11, 2018
• Updated on  April 11, 2018 at 10:38 am
By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com Posted on April 11, 2018
• Updated on  April 11, 2018 at 10:38 am
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

Star-Advertiser staff on April 10, 2018
• Updated on  April 10, 2018 at 11:48 am
Star-Advertiser staff Posted on April 10, 2018
• Updated on  April 10, 2018 at 11:48 am
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

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com on April 6, 2018
• Updated on  April 6, 2018 at 8:23 am
By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com Posted on April 6, 2018
• Updated on  April 6, 2018 at 8:23 am
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
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Hawaii congressional delegation pushes military to take over missile alerts

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com on April 5, 2018 •
• Updated on  April 6, 2018 at 3:26 am
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By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com Posted on April 5, 2018 •
• Updated on  April 6, 2018 at 3:26 am
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

Associated Press on March 22, 2018
• Updated on  March 22, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Associated Press Posted on March 22, 2018
• Updated on  March 22, 2018 at 12:48 pm
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

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com on March 17, 2018
By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com Posted on March 17, 2018
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

Associated Press on March 15, 2018
Associated Press Posted on March 15, 2018
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

Associated Press on March 13, 2018
Associated Press Posted on March 13, 2018
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

By Zachary Espino on March 4, 2018
• Updated on  March 2, 2018 at 7:08 pm
By Zachary Espino Posted on March 4, 2018
• Updated on  March 2, 2018 at 7:08 pm
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

By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com on February 25, 2018
• Updated on  February 26, 2018 at 10:58 am
By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 25, 2018
• Updated on  February 26, 2018 at 10:58 am
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
 

Millions needed to beef up state’s emergency preparedness, report says

By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com on February 21, 2018
• Updated on  February 21, 2018 at 12:26 am
By Allison Schaefers aschaefers@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 21, 2018
• Updated on  February 21, 2018 at 12:26 am
Hawaii residents shouldn’t expect the state to resume ballistic missile alert testing anytime soon, but the beleaguered Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is immediately seeking to hire a new leader and procure millions from the state Legislature to shore up its disaster-response capabilities. Read More

State missile-alert report: millions needed for disaster preparation

By Star-Advertiser staff on February 20, 2018
• Updated on  February 20, 2018 at 2:03 pm
By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on February 20, 2018
• Updated on  February 20, 2018 at 2:03 pm
The report recommends the state enhance its disaster-response capabilities, improve technology and infrastructure, and implement community preparedness training. Read More

Failed Kauai missile test cost $130M

By William Cole wcole@staradvertiser.com on February 17, 2018
• Updated on  February 16, 2018 at 10:27 pm
By William Cole wcole@staradvertiser.com Posted on February 17, 2018
• Updated on  February 16, 2018 at 10:27 pm
Rocket science, it should come as no surprise, is not easy or cheap. That was most recently demonstrated Jan. 31 off Kauai when a Raytheon SM-3 Block IIA missile failed to intercept an air-dropped intermediate-range target missile. Read More

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