Hawaii Congress Members Want Answers for Missile Alert Screw-Up: ‘The Whole State Was Terrified’
For a few minutes today, Hawaiians were freaking out over a false alarm saying there was a missile inbound. And the entire congressional delegation of Hawaii is demanding answers to what happened.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard was quick to tweet it was a false alarm, and she subsequently called into CNN to talk about what happened and said they’re getting to the bottom of it:
HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE. pic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018
"We're still getting to the bottom of the details," says Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard after a false alert is sent to Hawaiians informing them of an incoming ballistic missile strike https://t.co/94g2KjEfqr https://t.co/iyEAN9kJqG
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) January 13, 2018
Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, Senator Brian Schatz, and Senator Mazie Hirono also took to Twitter to demand answers:
We need to understand how a serious error like this happened because people react to protect their families, especially in Hawaii where we live with the reality of a nuclear threat across the Pacific. The panic and fear created by this false alarm was very dangerous. https://t.co/pOcB3JnyUz
— Colleen Hanabusa (@RepHanabusa) January 13, 2018
There is no missile threat. It was a false alarm based on a human error. There is nothing more important to Hawai‘i than professionalizing and fool-proofing this process.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 13, 2018
AGAIN FALSE ALARM. What happened today is totally inexcusable. The whole state was terrified. There needs to be tough and quick accountability and a fixed process.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) January 13, 2018
Today’s alert was a false alarm. At a time of heightened tensions, we need to make sure all information released to the community is accurate. We need to get to the bottom of what happened and make sure it never happens again.
— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) January 13, 2018
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