2018 Hawaii false missile alert

On January 13, 2018, a false ballistic missile alert was issued by the Emergency Alert System and Commercial Mobile Alert System over television, radio, and cellphones in the U.S. state of Hawaii.^[1][2] The alert said that there was an incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii, advised residents to seek shelter, and said "this is not a drill".^[3]

2018 Hawaii missile alert

The mobile alert notification sent in Hawaii
Date	January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13)
Time	08:07 (HST)
Duration	38 minutes
Location	Hawaii, United States of America
Type	False alarm

The message was sent at 8:07 a.m. HST.^[4][5] 38 minutes later a second message was sent describing the first as a "false alarm".^[4] State officials later blamed a button pushed in error during a shift change at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for the false first message.^[6]

Governor David Ige publicly said he was sorry for the false alert. The United States Federal Communications Commission and the Hawaii House of Representatives announced investigations into the incident.