Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is the body responsible for managing emergencies in the United States State of Hawaii.[1]
The director is major general Kenneth S. Hara and the administrator is Luke Meyers.[2]
On January 13, 2018, the Agency received worldwide attention when one of its employees accidentally broadcast a ballistic missile alert to all the citizens of Hawaii, which, at the height of American nuclear tensions with North Korea, caused a statewide panic.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency". Dod.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency - Press Release". Dod.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm | CNN Politics
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