Hawaii EMA administrator takes responsibility for false missile alarm [View all]

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Source: The Hill




BY JOSH DELK - 01/13/18 04:11 PM EST

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Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency administrator on Saturday took the blame for a false alert warning about an incoming ballistic missile that sent residents scrambling.

"It's my responsibility, so this would be my fault," Administrator Vern Miyagi said at a press conference with Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D). "We'll take action to prevent this from ever happening again," Miyagi said.

The agency responded quickly on social media to the false emergency alert Saturday, tweeting that there was "No missile threat to Hawaii." A second alert correcting the first, however, did not come for 38 minutes.

The emergency official said his agency would work to make sure that, in the future, more than one person is in charge of making the decision to send out the alert.

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