For nearly 40 minutes on Saturday, Hawaii’s 1.4 million residents thought they were under ballistic missile attack — and they did everything they could to try to get to safety.
At 8:07 a.m., this alert went out to all Hawaii cell phones: “Missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter.”
It took city and military officials about 15 minutes to confirm the message was sent in error.
And it wasn’t until 8:43 a.m. that an all clear message was sent to Hawaii phones, 38 minutes after the first message sounded.
In that time, many sought any shelter that they could find while others called loved ones, crying — and fearing it might be the last time they spoke.
Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL
The politicians are saying; “Human error”… “someone pushed the wrong button…”. Horse Hockey! Refer to “the boy who cried wolf”, ramifications thereof. If this happens for real how many people are going to go, “Oh, another false alarm …”
