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Who pushed the button? Anger in Hawaii over Civil Defense bungle that told terrified islanders a...
DAILY MAIL UK ^ | Jan 13, 2018 | Keith Griffith and Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com

Posted on 01/13/2018 5:07:40 PM PST by Morgana

FULL TITLE: Who pushed the button? Anger in Hawaii over Civil Defense bungle that told terrified islanders a MISSILE was rocketing towards them causing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and pray for their lives

Anger is spreading in Hawaii after a Civil Defense bungle on Saturday morning, when a mistaken alert warning of an inbound ballistic missile sent thousands fleeing for shelter.

Panicked Hawaiians ran for their lives and even lowered loved ones through manhole covers after receiving the alert at 8.07am local time.

It read: 'BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL'.

A similar message flashed up on local television networks and brought live sports games to a halt. Actor Jim Carrey, like many others, said he woke up thinking he had 'ten minutes to live'.

The false alarm was caused by a Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who 'pushed the wrong buttons' during an internal drill timed to coincide with a shift handover.

Incredibly, officials said the employee who made the mistake wasn't aware of it until mobile phones in the command center began displaying the alert.

'This guy feels bad, right. He's not doing this on purpose - it was a mistake on his part and he feels terrible about it,' said EMA Administrator Vern Miyagi in a press conference Saturday afternoon.

Miyagi, a retired Army major general, said the employee had been with the agency for 'a while' and that he would be 'counseled and drilled so this never happens again' - but stopped short of saying whether there would be disciplinary measures.

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KEYWORDS: hawaii; hawaiimissilealert; missile
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Considering this is a state that well remembers Pearl Harbor.

A. this is not funny and

B. Someone's in for an ass kicking.

1 posted on 01/13/2018 5:07:40 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana
'This guy feels bad, right. He's not doing this on purpose - it was a mistake on his part and he feels terrible about it,' said EMA Administrator Vern Miyagi in a press conference Saturday afternoon.

Horseshit!

2 posted on 01/13/2018 5:09:30 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Maybe the guy was hungover.


3 posted on 01/13/2018 5:12:19 PM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: dfwgator

Well, he’ll never make that mistake again...


4 posted on 01/13/2018 5:12:31 PM PST by CondorFlight
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To: Morgana

So, the next time it gets pushed when it really counts, will anyone pay attention to the warnings?


5 posted on 01/13/2018 5:12:38 PM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Morgana

Israelis have to do this on a regular basis. Maybe some liberals (unlikely) will understand the fear people live with everyday in Israel and why they go after the scum in Gaza.


6 posted on 01/13/2018 5:14:31 PM PST by LukeL
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To: TADSLOS

Maybe they’ll come with a) a better system (more dummy proof) and b) a better shelter system.

Who knows?

These folks were in a panic, today....understandably so.


7 posted on 01/13/2018 5:17:33 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: LukeL
Israelis have to do this on a regular basis. Maybe some liberals (unlikely) will understand the fear people live with everyday in Israel and why they go after the scum in Gaza.

Excellent observation.

8 posted on 01/13/2018 5:18:02 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Morgana

Civil Defense? What decade...no what century do they think we’re living in?


9 posted on 01/13/2018 5:18:15 PM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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Incredibly, officials said the employee who made the mistake wasn't aware of it until mobile phones in the command center began displaying the alert.

Thirty-five minutes later?

Or did it take them thirty-five minutes to send out the all-clear message?

10 posted on 01/13/2018 5:18:18 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the SEALs of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
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To: Morgana

Sounds like the ultimate “oh sh!t moment.”


11 posted on 01/13/2018 5:20:56 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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Maybe Hawaiians are night owls and sleep late weekends.. maybe only 10% of the pop even noticed the warning.


12 posted on 01/13/2018 5:21:23 PM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: Morgana

A shift change from the graveyard shift to morning shift? Sounds like a shift-hole.


13 posted on 01/13/2018 5:22:32 PM PST by Scram1
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To: Menehune56
'This guy feels bad, right. He's not doing this on purpose - it was a mistake on his part and he feels terrible about it,' said EMA Administrator Vern Miyagi in a press conference Saturday afternoon.

Mr Miyagi, "Bomb ON, Bomb OFF"

14 posted on 01/13/2018 5:24:01 PM PST by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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To: Morgana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8F2ebn4nSc&index=14&list=PL848F1EF09DD5C196

Nothing like it seemingly happening for real to make believers out of people. Gets people thinking of what they really need to do.


15 posted on 01/13/2018 5:24:26 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: Jane Long

Maybe they’ll come with a) a better system (more dummy proof) and b) a better shelter system.

Who knows?

How about doing away with Rocket Man?


16 posted on 01/13/2018 5:24:44 PM PST by Davy Crocket
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To: Morgana

I’d be willing too put a ten-spot on who CNN and the WaPo will pin the blame.


17 posted on 01/13/2018 5:24:55 PM PST by daler
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To: Morgana

It take 2 officers to turn the missile key to launch a Minuteman III missile, yet it only takes one person to bump a button to freak an entire state out. I don’t blame the person. Any person can make a mistake. I blame a government that doesn’t consider the implications when they design an emergency management system. Shades of the Healthcare website roll-out.


18 posted on 01/13/2018 5:24:55 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: dfwgator

Wonder how many women got sudden Wienstein treatment from the nearest guy..... and then an awkward apology 20 minutes later?


19 posted on 01/13/2018 5:26:13 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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I’d be willing too put a ten-spot on who CNN and the WaPo will pin the blame.

Yeah. The same person who hired Craig Livingstone.

20 posted on 01/13/2018 5:26:42 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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