Hawaii Governor Ige to @CNN: "It was a mistake made during a standard procedure at the change over of a shift and an employee pushed the wrong button"
3 month agoHawaii governor David Ige is meeting with the State Department of Defense and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to determine what caused this morning's false alarm: "I am working to get to the bottom of this so we can prevent an error of this type in the future."
3 month agoSigns on Hawaii freeways read: "Missile alert in error. There is no threat."
3 month agoElectronic signs displaying this in Honolulu
The @FCC is launching a full investigation into the false emergency alert that was sent to residents of Hawaii.
3 month agoThe moment the EAS alert interrupted Hawaiian TV
3 month agoHawaii Rep. @TulsiGabbard says Missile message is a "false alarm". And will require a serious investigation. This comes after residents in Hawaii have received this message.
3 month agoNORAD official tells Denver7 there is "absolutely nothing going on," says this is "possibly a hack" or a "very sick joke."
Hawaii Emergency Management says there is no missile threat
3 month agoA False emergency alert sent across Hawaii regarding a ballistic missile launch: "It was just a drill"
3 month agoPeople in Hawaii are reporting their EAS on their smart phones are giving alert of an incoming ballistic missile.
3 month ago"Ballistic Missile threat" text to all phones at Hawaii
3 month agoAn Oahu man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. Michael Wright was on trial for five counts of sex assault. Court documents claim they took place over a five-year period from July 2010 to July 2015.
3 month agoThe man accused of murdering his neighbor is heading to the state hospital. Jhun Ley Irorita has been found to be mentally unfit for trial. Police believe Irorita killed Helen Prestosa in 2015.
3 month agoA man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Hauula early Tuesday morning. It happened at 4:19 a.m. on Hauula Homestead Road. Police say the vehicle was apparently speeding southbound when, for unknown reasons, the driver lost control and hit a tree.
Hauula Homestead Road is completely closed in both directions near Kukuna Road due to overturned vehicle. No injuries reported as of now
3 month agoPali Highway was completely shut down in the Kailua-bound direction due to a crash. According to police dispatch, the two-vehicle crash occurred at around 8:12 p.m. in the left lane before the tunnels.
3 month agoUSSFrankCable visits Pearl Harbor on return home to Guam and @US7thFleet following recent maintenance, upgrade period in Portland
3 month agoPali Highway was completely shut down Kailua-bound due to a crash Tuesday night. According to police dispatch, the two-vehicle crash occurred at around 8:12 p.m. in the left lane before the tunnels. It resulted in critical injuries.
There is a traffic alert for drivers heading through Aiea. Three lanes of the H1 westbound between Kaonohi Street and the Pearl City offramp will be closed from Jan 2 to Jan. 5 from 9 p.m.
3 month agoHonolulu police reopened roads in Kalihi following a pedestrian crash. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Emergency officials say a 73-year-old woman was hit by a car fronting 2043 Dillingham Boulevard. Police say she was in a marked crosswalk.
3 month agoFormer soldier gathers volunteers to help homeless
3 month agoCrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Paul “Kevin” Rozier who is autistic and wandered away from his Mililani home on Lahe Street.
3 month agoPolice are questioning two people tonight after a fatal crash in Hauula. At around 2:00 p.m. police say a 61-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman from Oregon were sitting at the bus stop near Hauula Kai Shopping Center when a vehicle ran into them.
4 month agoPeople on Maui were busy Thursday cleaning up after Wednesday’s torrential rain. There were reports of flooded homes and roads, and localized landslides. Even a gym was completely flooded out.
4 month agoA man was hospitalized in critical condition after police found him with stab wounds. Paramedics treated the 24-year-old man near the intersection of Vineyard Boulevard and Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown, but police tell us that’s not where the stabbing actually occurred.
Drivers who use Manoa Road to exit the Manoa Valley are advised to use alternate routes Wednesday morning due to water main repairs. The Board of Water Supply crews are on scene repairing a broken 8-inch main on Manoa Road, between Lanihuli Drive and Ahualani Place.
4 month agoEmergency crews were called to a bizarre crash Monday night. It happened at around 6:15 p.m. on Round Top Drive. It took firefighters awhile, but eventually crews found the Jeep, which had overturned and slammed into a utility pole.
4 month agoHawaii Island police have charged an Alaska woman in connection with an attempted murder investigation. It happened on Friday, Dec. 15, at Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area. Police say Crystal Young, 30, and her boyfriend were arguing when she hit him with a car, drove to the end of the park, and ran off.
4 month agoIt was a fire that devastated a community on Maui. Now a 17-year-old boy is in custody, accused of setting fire to Kahului Elementary School. He was arrested on Friday, December 15 and charged with arson, burglary, and criminal property damage.