Republican candidate calls for Ige to quit over false alert
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Carroll has dubbed Democratic Gov. David Ige as “Doomsday David” and is calling on him to resign. Read more
Hawaii missile scare
Stories related to the Jan. 13, 2018, false alert warning Hawaii of an incoming missile.
Parents asked to heed shelter-in-place plan
Parents of Hawaii public school students have been told not to pick up their children at school during a missile attack. Read more
Botched missile alert clouds Legislature opening
Saturday’s nerve-wracking missile alert was top of mind as lawmakers opened the 2018 session of the Legislature Wednesday, with House and Senate leaders vowing to investigate what led to the false alarm, and to make sure the problem gets fixed. Read more
Absent parent complicates name change for minor
Question: My child wants to change his name. It’s OK with me, but I don’t know what his father will think. We have no contact with the father — I don’t even know where he lives — but he is listed on the birth certificate. Does a minor have to have both parents’ permission to change their name? Read more
FEMA confirms state’s delay in call for guidance
It took Hawaii emergency management 23 minutes to connect with the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a state employee triggered a false ballistic missile alert. Read more
City received 29 medical calls within 1 hour after alert
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services received 29 calls in the hour following Saturday’s false missile alarm. Read more
FEMA confirms state’s delay in call for guidance
It took Hawaii emergency management 23 minutes to connect with the Federal Emergency Management Agency after it had triggered a false ballistic missile alert. Read more
Missile attack is on lawmakers’ minds as session opens
State lawmakers clearly had Saturday’s nerve wracking missile alert on their minds as they opened the 2018 session of the Legislature this morning, with House and Senate leaders vowing to investigate what led to the false alarm, and to make sure the problem gets fixed. Read more
State education department addresses missile scare
As students returned to public schools on Tuesday, the state Department of Education issued a letter reassuring parents and guardians that emergency drills — including shelter-in-place drills, the advised response for a ballistic missile threat — are in place. Read more
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Japanese public TV says staffer sent missile alert in error
Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Wednesday that an erroneous alert about a North Korean missile fired at Japan was sent by a staff member who meant to transmit a different news flash. Read more
Drop-down menu used for alerts draws criticism
Techies and the general public are weighing in on the design, logic and layout of the drop-down menu the state employee saw before clicking on the wrong link, leading to the false missile alert sent by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency on Saturday. Read more
UH hoops team recounts the infamous false strike warning
Some slept right through it. Others arose in a panic, scrambling for shelter. Read more
Businesses review emergency policies after alert
Hawaii businesses are evaluating policies in the case of a statewide emergency in the aftermath of Saturday’s false missile alert. Read more
Death threats not reported to police
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday had yet to contact Honolulu police about “dozens of death threats by fax, telephone, social media” that its executive officer said were directed at the warning officer who triggered a bogus missile alert Saturday — inaction that further angered some state lawmakers. Read more
Politics could jeopardize Ige’s agenda
Election-year politics often drive events at the state Capitol, but devotees of U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa could cause the 2018 session of the state Legislature that opens today to devolve into a particularly partisan affair. Read more
Panic drawn out by lapse in communication
One reason for the 38-minute delay between sending a false missile alert to cellphones Saturday and sending a retraction was the mistaken belief among state emergency workers that they needed approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to correct the faulty alert. Read more
Radioactive contamination can spread person to person
Question: Is radiation poisoning contagious? … I ask because if that nuke alert had not been a false alarm, a lot of people would have been affected. Read more
State has long way to go to reach nuclear missile preparedness
Saturday’s ballistic missile false alarm glaringly pointed out one thing: The state’s North Korea nuclear preparedness plan, unfortunately, is still very much a work in progress. Read more
De Lima records missile scare parody
Frank De Lima has put a comedic spin on Saturday’s false missile alert with a peppy yet calming parody, released Tuesday on Honolulu radio stations. Read more
State issues different image of screen leading to employee’s false missile alert
Techies and the general public are already weighing in on the design, logic and layout of the screen that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency released Monday, illustrating what the state employee saw before clicking on the wrong link, leading to the false missile alert. Read more
Death threats against ‘button pusher’ who triggered panic not referred to police
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency officials have yet to contact Honolulu police about “dozens of death threats by fax, telephone, social media” that its executive officer said were directed at the warning officer who triggered a bogus missile alert on Saturday. Read more
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