8:07 a.m. — A worker mistakenly hits the button to send the emergency warning reading: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”
In this Dec. 1, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency officials work at the department’s command center in Honolulu.
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8:10 a.m. — The head of the Emergency Management Agency, state adjutant general Maj. Gen. Joe Logan, confirms with U.S. Pacific Command that there was no missile launch. Honolulu police are notified of the false alarm.
8:13 a.m. — The state issues a cancellation that prevents the message from being sent to phones that hadn’t previously received it, such as those out of cellphone coverage range or had been turned off.
8:20 a.m. — The Emergency Management Agency issues public notification of cancellation on Facebook and Twitter.
8:24 a.m. — Gov. David Ige retweets the cancellation notice.
8:30 a.m. — Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say they received a call from Hawaii seeking guidance on sending correction of alert. They did not say how long the call lasted. Ige posts cancellation notice on his Facebook page.
8:45 a.m. — Cancellation of warning sent to cellphones: “There is no missile threat or danger to the State of Hawaii. Repeat. False Alarm.” The state said it issued the cancellation after getting authorization from FEMA. However, FEMA said its approval was not required.
