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8:45 a.m. – After getting authorization from FEMA Integral Public Alert and Warning System, HI- <br />EMA issued a “Civil Emergency Message” remotely. <br />The following action was executed by the Emergency Alert System (EAS): <br />1. EAS message over Local TV/Radio Audio Broadcast & Television Crawler Banner. <br />“False Alarm. There is no missile threat to Hawaii.” <br />“False Alarm. There is no missile threat or danger to the State of Hawaii. Repeat. There is no <br />missile threat or danger to the State of Hawaii. False Alarm.” <br /> <br />2. Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) <br />“False Alarm. There is no missile threat or danger to the State of Hawaii.” <br />9:30 a.m. – Governor makes initial media notification. <br />9:34 a.m. – Governor’s message posted to his Facebook and Twitter accounts. <br />These are the actions that HI-EMA has already taken. <br />1. On the recommendations of the HI-EMA Administrator, Vern Miyagi, the Governor has <br />suspended all future drills until HI-EMA has completed a full analysis of the event. <br />2. HI-EMA has already instituted a two-person activation/verification rule for tests as well <br />as actual missile launch notifications. <br />3. A cancellation command that can be done automatically that can be triggered within <br />seconds of an error, has been put in place. <br />This is the process that HI-EMA is currently reviewing: <br />1. Expanding notification processes for Hawaii’s Congressional Delegations, County <br />Mayors, and key staff. <br />A formal preliminary report of findings and corrective actions will be issued next week. <br /># # # <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />