Exactly eight years ago, Hawaii residents received an emergency alert on their cell phones warning them of an incoming ballistic missile.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said the state of Hawaii didn't need federal approval to retract a cellphone alert mistakenly sent over the weekend warning of a ballistic missile attack.

Questions have since been raised about why it took 38 minutes to send a subsequent message explaining that the initial alert was a mistake. Later on, Hawaii Gov. David Ige apologized for the error, ...

The leader of the Hawaii National Guard told state lawmakers Friday that he informed the governor that a panic-inducing missile alert was a false alarm two minutes after it had been sent to cellphones ...

On the morning of January 13, 2018, residents and visitors across Hawaii received a chilling emergency alert on their phones and televisions. “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK ...

The original musical THIS IS NOT A DRILL, inspired by Hawaii’s 2018 false ballistic missile alert, is now available for licensing, the creators announced on the eighth anniversary of the incident. The ...

HONOLULU - Panic and confusion swept Hawaii on Saturday as a mistaken alert about a ballistic missile attack spread across the Pacific U.S. state, sending residents and tourists scrambling for shelter ...

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