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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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To: TADSLOS

The question is: “what did Kim Jung Un learn from this whole episode?”


41 posted on 01/13/2018 5:48:16 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: Morgana
Who pushed the button?

It was the Deputy Assistant to the Director of Emergency Button Pushing. He makes $420K/year and has decided to retire (at age 35, full pension of course) to spend more time with his family. He regrets that he allowed Trump's vile remarks rattle him so much that he made a mistake.

42 posted on 01/13/2018 5:48:30 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: pax_et_bonum

I received no follow-up to the original threat alert unil 8:45 in Hilo - nothing I could find on radio or internet either (I don’t have TV)


43 posted on 01/13/2018 5:50:07 PM PST by jobim
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To: dfwgator

I just called my son in Hawaii to ask if the family was in their underground shelter (they don’t have one). He laughed and said that the whole problem is that HI is run by RATs and that the guy who pushed the button is just another Democrat and workers union employee with lifetime bennies who cannot be dismissed. Hawaiians are fully aware that a missile attack from North Korea has actually been promised them by Kim Jung Um so they panicked with that threat on their minds.

Another chaotic situation in Hawaii is the fast-rising number of homeless now residing in tent neighborhoods on many main streets in Honolulu. The RAT gummint’s response has been to do nothing, and they do that well in that sinking state (could it soon become a s-—hole?


44 posted on 01/13/2018 5:50:34 PM PST by Paulus Invictus (Paulus)
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To: Morgana

Assuming it was a physical button, why no protective cover?


45 posted on 01/13/2018 5:51:05 PM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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To: 353FMG

That is a good question.


46 posted on 01/13/2018 5:51:37 PM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: little jeremiah

“I don’t believe the claim of accident, at all.”

Your guess is as good as mine. I guess my opinion is informed by a general lack-of-faith in the basic competency of state governments.


47 posted on 01/13/2018 5:52:38 PM PST by Tallguy
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To: dfwgator

This was done on purpose to stir up the pot and cue anti-Trump straw-man type talking points.


48 posted on 01/13/2018 5:52:55 PM PST by beef
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To: P8riot

Just a reminder of Clintoon NORK butt kissing....


49 posted on 01/13/2018 5:53:02 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: beef

Yep.


50 posted on 01/13/2018 5:53:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Paulus Invictus

So, is there a poop map of Honolulu similar to the one of San Francisco?


51 posted on 01/13/2018 5:55:32 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Morgana

Ok I have a question because I honestly don’t know the answer..but in Hawaii, is it required that all apartments, condos, homes, etc have bunkers? Because in Israel it is required before you build any kind of home that a bunker be installed. In Israel false alarms occur on a daily basis you hear the alarm go off, you go into the bunker, when they give you the all clear you can come out. I would think that a state that unfortunately can be hit by North Korea that a bunker would not be a requirement for new and even older homes


52 posted on 01/13/2018 5:56:43 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: daler

Jamie Lee Curtis already went there on Twitter.

and got promptly destroyed


53 posted on 01/13/2018 5:57:57 PM PST by digger48
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To: Morgana

Democrat button pusher.


54 posted on 01/13/2018 6:01:00 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Morgana

Was it “Ho Lee Fuk” again?


55 posted on 01/13/2018 6:01:05 PM PST by parmamenian (and so it goes!)
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To: Morgana

Maybe this unintended exercise isn’t a bad thing. Now people may begin to take steps to create action plans in case something real occurs.


56 posted on 01/13/2018 6:01:30 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: Sarah Barracuda

No requirement in Hawaii that a building needs bunkers. There would be no place to go. Even hiding in a building would offer no protection. Single wall construction and poorly built.


57 posted on 01/13/2018 6:06:43 PM PST by kaila
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To: Morgana

Was it “Ho Lee Fuk” again?


58 posted on 01/13/2018 6:07:38 PM PST by parmamenian (and so it goes!)
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To: Morgana
Occam notwithstanding, dollars to doughnuts it was not an 'accident'.
59 posted on 01/13/2018 6:11:08 PM PST by tomkat
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To: tomkat

60 posted on 01/13/2018 6:12:14 PM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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