Hawaii False Alert

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  False Missile Alert Caused Heart Attack, Says Man In Case Against Hawaii

  A Hawaii man who had a heart attack after a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile flashed on cellphones in January has sued the state, accusing it of negligence in the incident that panicked thousands of people.

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  Emails Detail How Senior US Military Officers Grappled With False Hawaii Missile Alert

  The Hawaii government's erroneous warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack caused confusion at U.S. military facilities, frustrating senior U.S. military officers and causing them to question procedures for communicating with state officials, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post

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  'I'm Really Not To Blame': Fired Hawaii Worker Says False Missile Threat Was 'System Failure'

  The former state employee responsible for sending out the emergency ballistic missile alert that froze the state of Hawaii for 38 minutes last month said that he felt terrible about what happened.

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  Hawaii False Missile Alert Sent By Worker Who Thought Attack Was Imminent

  The Hawaii employee who sent out a false alarm earlier this month warning of an incoming missile attack said he misunderstood a drill and believed that a ballistic missile had actually been fired, authorities said Tuesday.

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  Hawaii Fires Officer Who Triggered Mass Panic With False Missile Alert

  The administrator of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HEMA) has resigned and an officer with a track record of "poor performance" has been fired after triggering mass panic with a false alert of a ballistic missile headed for the Pacific islands, officials said Tuesday.

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  Here's What Went Wrong With Hawaii Missile Alert, FCC Says

  The emergency worker who sent a false public safety alert on Jan. 13 warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack on Hawaii believed that a ballistic missile was truly bound for the state after mishearing a recorded message as part of an unscheduled drill, according to a preliminary investigation by federal officials

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  Days After Hawaii Alert Gaffe, Japan Broadcaster Issues False Alarm

  Japan's public broadcaster on Tuesday mistakenly flashed that North Korea appeared to have launched a missile, warning people to take cover before apologising for the error only minutes later.

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  Hawaii Missile Alert: How One Employee 'Pushed The Wrong Button' And Caused A Wave Of Panic

  Shortly after 8 a.m. local time Saturday morning, an employee at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency settled in at the start of his shift. Among his duties that day was to initiate an internal test of the emergency missile warning system: essentially, to practice sending an emergency alert to the public without actually sending it to the public.

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  US Official Defends Early-Warning Systems After Hawaii False Missile Alert

  A top US official on Sunday defended government early-warning systems after a false missile alert terrified Hawaii, in what a congresswoman called an epic failure that emphasized the need for talks with North Korea

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  'Is This The End Of My Life?': False Missile Alert Sends Hawaii Scrambling

  For 38 harrowing minutes, residents and tourists in Hawaii were left to believe that missiles were streaming across the sky toward the Pacific island chain after an erroneous alert Saturday morning by the state's emergency management agency.

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  No Ballistic Missile Threat To Hawaii: Officials After False Alarm

  Social media ignited Saturday after apparent screenshots of cell phone emergency alerts warning of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" began circulating, which US officials quickly dismissed as "false."