Hawaii 'ballistic missile threat' alert to phones was false alarm, officials say
This smartphone screen capture shows a false incoming ballistic missile emergency alert sent from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency system on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard also took to CNN after the incident to say said she was concerned about what might've happened to people on the islands if it hadn't been a false alarm.
Hawaii, a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, has a population of about 1.4 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and is home to Pacific Command, the Navy's Pacific Fleet and other elements of the American military.
Panic tore through the U.S. state after residents were told to "seek immediate shelter", and were warned that "this is not a drill". "It was just, 'Mom, apparently there's a missile on its way to Hawaii, we have to seek shelter".
Unsurprisingly, this caused many to panic, including those involved with the production of J.C. Chandor's upcoming action film Triple Frontier, sources close to the production tell The Hollywood Reporter. The same emergency message was broadcast over local radio stations.
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission meanwhile tweeted that the FCC is launching an investigation into how the false emergency alert was sent.
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency spokesman Richard Repoza says it's a false alarm.
Stacey Bow, 56, of Honolulu, said she received the emergency alert on her smart phone.
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Ing, the Honolulu lawyer, tried to find some humor in the situation.
But emergency officials quickly told residents the alert was a mistake, with the Hawaii EMA writing: 'NO missile threat to Hawaii'.
Jaime Malapit, owner of a Honolulu hair salon, texted his clients that he was cancelling their appointments and was closing his shop for the day.
Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono backed up the idea on Twitter, saying "at a time of heightened tensions, we need to make sure all information released to the community is accurate". The alert, officially known as a Wireless Emergency Alert, is typically used to warn of extreme weather conditions, terrorist attacks, and amber alerts for missing children.
"I thought to myself, it must be someone's last day at work or someone got extremely upset at a superior and basically did this as a practical joke, ' he said".
"There needs to be tough and quick accountability and a fixed process", he wrote.
"I was with my two little girls who are eight and 10 and kids were crying and no body really knew what to do", an attendee told HNN.
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