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Officials just said here is no ballistic missile threat to Hawaii and the alert was sent by mistake
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EMA officials now saying on TV that the alert sent to people in Hawaii that said a “ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii ... this is not a drill” was actually a drill
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A message was sent to people in Hawaii's phones saying a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii," but no message has been sent to clarify it was actually a mistake
Hawaii’s governor says the false alarm about a missile was sent when someone “pushed the wrong button” during a shift change
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Some very real and scary stories from people in Hawaii and people who have loved ones in Hawaii buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein via
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Trump’s first tweet after the entire state of Hawaii was incorrectly told that a ballistic missile was inbound completely ignored what happened
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Apparently I tweeted this three times? Not sure if my phone was glitching or my hands were shaking
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I'm In Hawaii And Just Got The Scariest Alert Of My Life. Here's What I Did Next.
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ICYMI: I reported live for BuzzFeed News on the false alarm sent to the the entire state of Hawaii, which said an intercontinental ballistic missile was inbound
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"I started closing up my windows ... made sure my family members knew what was happening." twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/s
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I went to Waikiki to ask people what it was like to get the false alert about an inbound ballistic missile and as you can see people are grateful to be alive
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We Asked People In Hawaii How It Felt To Think An Inbound Missile Was Heading For Them buzzfeed.com/mbvd/what-it-w
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Update: The employee in Hawaii who sent the false alert has been reassigned to a position where he does not have access to the warning system
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The unnamed employee in Hawaii who sent the false alert has received dozens of death threats hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37264452
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If Hawaii's Alert Had Been Real, Could The US Have Blocked A Missile Attack? buzzfeed.com/verabergengrue via
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A friendly reminder
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Hawaiians are members of an ethnic group indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands and are also called Native Hawaiians. Use Hawaii resident for anyone living in the state.
The state comprises 132 islands. Collectively, they are the Hawaiian Islands.
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I’m wavering between you only had one job and seriously it could’ve happen to anyone
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This is the screen that set off the ballistic missile alert on Saturday. The operator clicked the PACOM (CDW) State Only link. The drill link is the one that was supposed to be clicked. #Hawaii
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How the false alert will affect Gov. David Ige's re-election later this year is already being discussed nytimes.com/2018/01/14/us/
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A Hawaii resident on what it was like like to be warned of an inbound missile: "I felt like a ghost for a second, like everything was happening, and yet we can't control any of it." buzzfeed.com/mbvd/what-it-w
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ICYMI featured my live footage and story on the false alert sent to everyone in Hawaii that said a ballistic missile was inbound
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This is @michellebvd's piece about what she did during those terrifying 38 minutes in Hawaii that we're discussing on #AM2DM right now. buzzfeed.com/mbvd/hawaii-fa
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Man had heart attack minutes after getting false alert in Hawaii
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Stephen Colbert jokes the Hawaii employee who sent the false alert shouldn’t be reassigned because he "will never ever make that same mistake again"
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"After choosing the wrong link, the employee then reportedly clicked on a confirmation message” buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii via
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FYI: Hawaii is the only state set up to send cellphone alerts about the threat of an incoming ballistic missile. It has had the capability since November. washingtonpost.com/national/the-l via
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Here's What You Need To Do In The Event Of An Actual Missile Attack
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency just confirmed to me that this mockup is most like what the employee who sent the false missile alert saw on his screen buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii
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HIEMA says an image widely shared of what the employee who sent the false missile alert saw is "not an accurate depiction of the menu.” Instead, they say the mockup on the right is more similar to the actual menu options that the employee saw.
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A list of incidents that reportedly happened in Hawaii right after the false missile alert was sent:
-golf cart damaged
-man had a heart attack
-vehicle crash
-woman said she was so upset she ran into the woods and stabbed herself in the arm
(via and )
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Honolulu officials said 29 medical calls were made in the hour following the false missile alert, which is substantially more than their usual 8 to 15 calls an hour
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Hawaii's governor knew the missile alert was false 1 minute after it was sent, according to Maj. Gen. Arthur Logan, who is speaking at a House Committee meeting on public safety. Gov. Ige left the hearing early, so he can't answer for himself.
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