Missile goof recalls historic day of infamy
Thank God the missile alert earlier this month was a false alarm. We can only hope and pray we never see another day of infamy. Read more
Hawaii missile scare
Stories related to the Jan. 13, 2018, false alert warning Hawaii of an incoming missile.
Missile scare caught hotels flat-footed
The confusion shows the need to develop new best practices, a security expert says. Read more
Competition aims to redesign missile alert system interface
The conversation over the ideal user interface design of Hawaii’s missile alert system continues with a newly launched competition on freelancer.com. Read more
HI-EMA ‘button pusher’ refusing to cooperate with FCC, internal investigators
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency “button pusher” who sent a bogus missile alert that triggered panic across the islands on Jan. 13 is not cooperating with either a Federal Communications Commission investigation nor two internal investigations. Read more
After false missile alarm, Ige couldn’t log on to Twitter
Gov. David Ige told reporters today that part of the delay in notifying the public that the Jan. 13 ballistic missile alert was a false alarm was that he did not know his Twitter account password. Read more
Improve federal-state, military-state coordination to dispel confusion
The state government needs to regain the trust of the people of Hawaii. We need to get to the bottom of what happened and make sure this mistake never happens again. Read more
Learn from field-tested experts, review drill frequency, pursue missile defense
What we must work toward is to have the public and the tourists who visit Hawaii conclude that the incident of Jan. 13 was not only unfortunate, but absolutely preventable. Read more
Public trust lost by bureaucratic errors exacerbating system with no safeguards
There is a real danger that people will second guess or even ignore an alert in the future. The public’s trust was lost, and must be regained. Read more
HI-EMA needs total overhaul
The public now has the chilling realization that, even beyond the emotional toll that the episode took on so many terrified Hawaii residents, the ramifications of the false alert could have resulted in actual devastation. Read more
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Jet fighter training exercises rattle some isle residents
The Hawaii Air National Guard has been conducting a big fighter jet preparedness exercise that even before the Jan. 13 nuclear missile scare had been rattling nerves because of heightened North Korea tensions. Read more
Nuclear weapons and normal accidents
The desire to exact retribution may feel natural and necessary but it needs to be resisted, for punishment is unlikely to do much good. Read more
City analysis would weigh response to missile alert
City Councilman Ernie Martin wants Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell to convene “a false missile alert working group” to assess how the city Department of Emergency Management and other city agencies responded to the Jan. 13 alert issued by mistake by state emergency officials. Read more
Missile fiasco further proof of officials’ ineptitude
We discussed what a shame it would be if we got blown to smithereens before we could celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, which was only a week away. But strangely, I was mostly unconcerned as my mind analyzed scenarios. Read more
What we’ve got here is failure to communicate, from governor on down
Ige has always acknowledged that he is a poor communicator — now both he and the state are learning the consequences. Read more
Not all phone plans get emergency alert service
Some, but not all, of the mystery has been cleared up as to why many smartphone users in Hawaii didn’t receive the state’s errant emergency alert Jan. 13 about a ballistic missile on its way to the islands. Read more
Church leaders to speak on nuclear threat
Faith congregations were abuzz last weekend, following the Jan. 13 false missile alert and 38 minutes when many thought they might die. Read more
Ige knew within 2 minutes that missile alert was false
Gov. David Ige was told last week’s missile alert was a false alarm just two minutes after the warning message was sent to cellphones across the state. Read more
State’s missile blunder triggers public mistrust, lawmakers say
Following a public legislative question-and-answer session today with Gov. David Ige and emergency management officials on Saturday’s false missile alert, some state lawmakers say they aren’t convinced the necessary controls are in place to prevent a similar error. Read more
Ige took 15 minutes to announce missile alert was false
The Hawaii National Guard’s top commander said today he told Gov. David Ige that a missile alert was a false alarm two minutes after it went out statewide. But the governor didn’t tell the public until 15 minutes later. Read more
Governor and HI-EMA brief state lawmakers
Gov. David Ige and Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Administrator Vern Miyagi briefed state lawmakers today on the ballistic missile attack false alarm. Read more
In the alert’s aftermath, some seek comfort in guns, MREs and supplies
This week at Wahiawa’s Hawaii Tactical Outfitter, manager Sharra Adams has been selling iodine tablets to purify contaminated water and military-style ready-to-eat meals. Read more
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