Hawaii governor promises false missile alert 'will never happen again'

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January 15, 2018 1:06 AM

David Ige said "steps have been taken" to prevent this from happening again, but also called for the US to de-escalate tensions with North Korea.

Hawaii Governor David Ige released a statement apologizing for Saturday's false missile alert.
Ige confirmed "steps have been taken" to prevent a similar alert being sent in the future.
The governor also said the US needs to de-escalate tensions with North Korea.

Hawaii Governor David Ige apologized for the state's false missile alert, saying it "will never happen again."

In a press release Sunday evening, Ige issued a lengthy apology for the "unfortunate situation" that "has never happened before and will never happen again."

Hawaiians received a text message 0n Saturday morning warning them of an inbound ballistic missile. The alert message read: "

A follow-up alert, clarifying there was no threat, was sent out 38 minutes later. But many people were terrified during that time, and some even reached out to loved ones to say goodbye.

Ige previously had said

Read Ige's message in full:

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