Posted on 01/15/2018 7:34:38 AM PST by BenLurkin
“How seriously are people going to take this system?” Hawaii State Rep. Matt LoPresti told CNN. “I’m going to suggest that if there is ever … another alert that goes out, we’ll have to send a confirmation notice — that second notice this really is happening. Because people will be waiting for a second notice to see that it’s another false alarm.”
Hawaii’s emergency management agency keeps its eyes on the many potential disasters other than North Korea — such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquake activity in the region, volcanic activity or flooding.
Vern Miyagi, the agency’s administrator acknowledged on Sunday that damage had been done to the agency.
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Hawaii has been testing its sirens since December. The nuclear warning siren system blares at 11:45 a.m. on the first business day of every month, sounding for 50 seconds, followed by a 10-second pause and then a wailing “attack warning” signal for another 50 seconds.
The emergency sirens didn’t go off on Saturday, officials said. Had it been a real threat, they would’ve sounded.
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In the summer, Hawaii published its guidance on ways to survive a nuclear detonation, with advice including seek shelter, stay away from windows and don’t look at the flash of light.
Hawaii sits less than 5,000 miles from North Korea. The state would only have about a 20-minute heads up if a missile is launched from there.
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Miyagi apologized Saturday for the false alarm, saying “this is my responsibility and my team.”
But he reiterated the need to be prepared. “Please keep in mind again, the threat is there. If this comes out, you’re only going to have 12-13 minutes for actual event.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
One nuclear bomb could ruin your whole day...but the world will still be livable.
So choose to live, FRiend.
“You mean they aren’t blaming Trump? I’m shocked.”
Actually, democrats are!
Hate will find a way................
A Democratic s***hole!
“Hawaii doesn’t have any credibility.”
The only good thing about Hawaii is the weather and they only have two legged snakes.
“If there’s an attack, going into a shelter only delays your death by a few days or weeks.”
Did you know that there were multiple survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan? Some almost at ground zero? At least one person survived BOTH Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
There are some things I don’t understand about this.
What kind of ‘warnings’ went out ? Says in the article that the SIRENS didn’t go off.
LOL! Great post. :)
Still waiting for a non-forged birth certificate.
Get back to us about your credibility when that is provided.
After this false alarm, da bruddahs dey gonna go beat up some haoles, jus’ fo’ tension relief.
;^)
We vacationed in Honolulu a few years ago.
Down the beach, in a “public area” hundreds of stoners stood in the surf, bonkered.
You could catch a buzz from a quarter mile away...
Doesn’t make sense that one button could cause this. I will await to see what time does to this story.
“To confirm, watch for bright flash.”
DemocRAT dirty trick. Bank on it.
We already know their birth registration system is a joke.
And, heck, it’s a liberal state.
Ergo, corruption is written in, sealed up, and da law!
Hawaii has never had any credibility!
It is a racketeering state controlled by left zealots and their left wing mediots.
They are so left wing, that Obama feels welcome and comfortable there.
Now “Wo Fat” runs Hawaii.
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