Reaction from people in Waikiki to false alarm

[@psalc1]

oh well, I guess a message sent in error about a nuclear attack, is better than an actual nuclear attack sent by accident.

[@guncho27]

@@bekennejesusdeinesundenund2427 Dont leave out the entire population in the kingdom of God

[@helplessnarwhal3722]

That’s true

[@abstractedaway]

An emergency broadcast system for top-tier threats and disasters is the last place you want this lack of credibility.

[@andrewknight4213]

It wasn't an accident. They are gauging the public and their response which means that the higher ups are looking at this as an inevitability or at least extreme likelihood. This doesn't happen by accident sorry to say.

[@dylansemrau4839]

Andrew Knight My question is what is your evidence for this claim??? You guys make these claims but you don’t back it up with evidence so.... let’s see it

[@ruecumbers]

@Andrew Knight Dude. Why would they incite mass hysteria in the streets instead of just providing the public with information on proper procedures and locations and running proper drills of sorts. Lol I promise you all the lawsuits the state is going to be faced with now weren't worth 'gauging' what is very predictable public terror. As someone who was on Pearl Harbor at the time I can assure you this isn't some conspiracy and yesterday was Hell for us all, the fucker who pushed the button included.

[@BenJamin-0707]

might’ve been not a drill but was resolved last minute

[@whatadollslife]

Hawaii is fairly chill .....just think if this happened in NYC ..............people would go mad I'm sorry you all had to go thru that but look at it as a new lease on life and change the things you want to change before its too late

[@dewolx7411]

but if you can die due to the whim of an idiot, why bother going thru the effort of changing at all?

[@exposingliars9824]

LOL

[@lylasaur6694]

@@dewolx7411 I thought I was gonna die, but at least I would die playing Minecraft...

[@sinaimaldonado8688]

Imagine if it happen in California the USA State With The Most Population.

[@Certified_Potat0]

@@sinaimaldonado8688 they would probably have ww2 bunkers there. Yep. This would be 10x as worse since there’s like no bunkers there. Especially for the people who are driving in the middle of nowhere or if they’re on islands.

[@anthonygamer8521]

I remember as it was happening we were at the airport about to board our flight and when the alarms sounded everyone paniked someone tried to buy our tickets for 5000 dollars and after 10 mins boarding opend and we boarded safely but after that we saw people scattering into their private planes and people scrambling to buy plane tickets or flights

[@ShadowSlayer1441]

Kinda crazy that they just boarded as normal, I wonder how atc reacted.

[@itsalljustrandom]

This one was a false alarm...next one might be real...time to start preparing,don't you think?

[@emersonbigguns5196]

Slick L Yup So glad I own a backhoe and live on 307 acres. Prepared like a mfker

[@truthbetold4350]

emerson bigguns can I move in with you?

[@inlikearefugee5194]

Nope. Why would NK hit Hawaii lol!

[@powerdove]

What the fuck kind of logic is that? Makes no sense.

[@nate6907]

Saul Goode why don’t you worry about the madman who were to launch nukes instead of our president who is just tweeting a few words.

[@JuukezeBarbie]

Wow hotel room service must have spiked through the roof

[@thatperformer3879]

JuukezeBarbie Gotta enjoy that last burger

underwear sales were definitely up

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

in 9 months there will be a population surge

[@mrcatfish2100]

JuukezeBarbie yea million dollar tips.

[@MST3Killa]

Anyone remember that episode of Twilight Zone called "The Shelter"? Today we saw the modern equivalent of that episode.

[@sayjaibao01188]

MST3Killa yes, one of my favorite episodes. Did they see the future?? We need to be careful as a country.

[@indianapatsfan]

This incident would make a great Black Mirror episode.

[@servomoore]

There'd need to be some rioting for this to be like The Shelter.

[@hebneh]

Well, considerably less violent and desperate than "The Shelter".

[@PC4USE1]

Look for "A Little Peace and Quiet" 1st episode of the New Twilight Zone (1985) and the last 10 minutes of the movie "Miracle Mile". Man's insanity toward Man.

[@Ark694]

Wow dude... Chris Hemsworth really spoke some truth at the end there.

[@andreawisner7358]

Totally Indifferent And they silenced the rest of what he said.

[@Brambas75]

I was actually more surprised, (at the time) that the United States hasn’t intercepted that apparent missile by now.

[@jeskalona]

Brandon Ramos maybe they did?

[@truthbetold4350]

AK47 All day Every day I think you meant... The government doesn't tell us everything, and when they do it's not the truth anyway.

[@migzwilliams2049]

AK47 All day Every day the government would not secretly fight a war on a nuclear threat level They would rather tell u so they can have u throw away your lives fighting for their safety

[@mumdiaries]

MiGz Williams exactly!!! Couldn’t agree more!!

[@silentwatcher1455]

Brandon Ramos now you know what a nuclear missiles means once it fired, there no stopping. We all be saying our prayers. RIP

[@ps1hagrid689]

Their descriptions gives me literal chills

[@lascfd]

It happened in Honolulu before. In July/August 2017 I remember the alarm going off while I was in a car. At first I thought it was an earthquake or tsunami drill, but I realized a second after that it was a North Korean test alarm. My mom was crying the whole way through, explaining to my sisters of the danger...

[@chaseelwind1578]

r/thathappened

[@futurekids5958]

Omg I was crying so much this morning. I got the exact same text and I was so terrified I couldn’t breath for 5 minutes without it hurting

[@JohnAranita]

So, I got a message on my new smartphone about a ballistic missile coming. I hid in my kitchen waiting for the world to end.

[@andreawisner7358]

John Aranita Sad.

[@winnbiglin146]

Not for one minute do I believe this was an accident!

[@XNY556-Apple]

Bingo!

[@CTKGr]

Agree!!

[@ruecumbers]

It was meant to be a drill of sorts in a controlled setting. They were testing the warning alerts and accidentally sent them out everywhere instead of the tower they were trying to send it to. Which also helps explain why it wasn't immediately corrected.

[@GretchentheAlligator]

It was an accident, the sirens didn’t sound

[@owenjimmy1129]

It is a conspiracy set by someone aims to send the message to the public that democratic leadership in Hawaii is failing.

[@catgoesmewow7389]

Great opportunity for those in a restaurant. Just run out without paying

[@dindonpoo163]

My parents and I didn't get the message at all.. And I was pretty much asleep the whole time. But damn, seriously? Accidentally clicked the wrong button? I don't even know what to say..

[@Fireglo]

Reminds me of the episode of "Everybody Hates Chris" where he said his dad can sleep through anything, then it goes to a flashback of him sleeping while the house is on fire and the firemen break down the door shouting for him to wake up, they even hose him but he still stays asleep XD

[@OpenGL4ever]

So you were not woken up by these loud alarm sirens? Maybe it's time to install them again.

[@garythesnail6177]

OpenGL4ever hey man maybe he’d like to be asleep when the time comes

[@dindonpoo163]

OpenGL4ever I'm not the only one who didn't receive the message though.. There's been a lot of people who were asking around on Reddit too. Some guy contacted their phone company and asked for an explanation, to only get something very vague. And I don't think you get what I mean..I had my phone open the entire time, wasn't silent at all. It's not like I didn't hear the message, it's that I didn't get one at all.

[@OpenGL4ever]

As i said before, you don't seem to have one of these alarm sirens in your neighborhood. Watch this: /watch?v=glzfb9YBTY8 If you don't have one of these, you should ask your district authority to install one of them. That's what i said, nothing more, nothing less.

[@1r587]

The actual alert system never had a "Hey, you're gonna cause a state-wide panic, you sure you wanna do that?" message.

[@danielo7191]

I was there, it was fucked up and terrifying. Imagine knowing that you are about to die and that none of your calls to your loved ones go through. Thank god it was a false alarm

[@GretchentheAlligator]

I sat in the break room at work and watched the shit show unfold, they didn’t even sound the sirens

[@DrewAnti1960]

I know how it feels. Especially when you have been in combat. Not a good feeling

[@gmkbelanger]

Those poor people. I can only imagine their terror and distress and grief. I hope they can recover from this very real trauma.

[@GhostChild808]

I was starting work that day. When that happened, I literally went out and looked up in the sky. Calm as I ever been that day and cuz I was half awake and half asleep xD

[@USTankslashercoal]

The Broncos guy in true Colorado fashion looking optimistic hahahaha

[@hidaven2006]

Broncos country, let’s die

[@andrewknight4213]

It wasn't an accident. They are gauging the public and their response which means that the higher ups are looking at this as an inevitability or at least extreme likelihood. This doesn't happen by accident sorry to say.

[@XNY556-Apple]

Exactly

[@GretchentheAlligator]

Calm down it was an accident

[@MovieQQ]

I had that same thought. That it could possibly be to gauge how the response would be. But still, I prayed and we were spared this time. Great eye opener for how we can prepare for future events. We may not be able to control our environment with missiles, etc. But we can control how we behave and respond. In all the chaos -- I'm going to "love others" and help those in need. Be blessed everyone! We live another day...

[@rprince418]

So, has there been any event in history that WASN'T a conspiracy to you guys?

[@Candy_Gal]

Rprince418 Yo Mama!

[@jerusalemfonoti-faumuina6865]

I had to live through this and we all thought it was our last days!!

[@justplainpossum]

Seek shelter? Where? Take shelter in your hotel rooms? If it wasn't a hoax, there would be no hotels standing. And some people think it was funny? Maybe people should watch a documentary on Hiroshima if they think the hoax or hack or incompetence or whatever it was, was funny.

[@Shrez4Games]

hiroshima is nothing compared to modern ICBM's the devastation is unimaginable.

[@Shrez4Games]

bs! most icbm's are megatons

[@Shrez4Games]

You are dumb RS-28 Sarmat carries upt to 24 MIRV's with 2 MT on each Warhead.

[@michaelraspanti339]

No kidding! And that was the point being made you knucklehead.

[@michaelraspanti339]

My previous response was to Shrez4 Game.

[@willdrucker4291]

Boy crying wolf....ehhh?

[@donze52]

not sure it was crying wolf as rumor says the man pushing the button got a $100,000 in his bank account the day before ?

[@DR_Neal_Rigger]

Maybe we should put up "false alarm free zone" signs.. they'll do it..

[@david52875]

I'll hang a "nuke free state" sign outside of my house. You can thank me later.

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

How many heart attacks on that day?

[@IGotBoergs]

bro there was a direct misslethreat and you are worried about about people being mean towards asians xD how pathetic

[@lordmaster6944]

IT'S OVER 9000

[@jjthejetplane781]

@@IGotBoergs extactly

[@justprocrastinate4664]

He was checkin with CNN LOL

[@hebneh]

Which means what?

[@Zibalingz]

Which means Trump was going to nuke Hawaii ofcourse LOL

[@TheSensfan09]

Just so what? should he have checking fox and friends instead? Lmao they would be saying North Koreans and Aliens are attacking .

[@jerryakamuadams6399]

hawaii resident here. i was checking CNN too. it was Facebook that i foundout was false alarm after someone posted Tulsi Gabbard's tweet

[@disorderlyconductextinctio7575]

I'm pretty sure those text messages sent to phones, radio, TV channels are from the government.. And during that alert people can't access any other feature on their phone/TV

[@papawx3]

Here is something to really think about: How about the fact that the alert was issued because NORAD was tracking an inbound missile with a trajectory of Oahu? This alert was NOT issued by mistake. They have redundancies built into the system so something like this never happens. Chances are, the missile had no warhead, and was only a test vehicle launched by either the Russians or the Chinese to test our defenses. The missile fell short of Hawaii. Emergency management wants people to calm down and not panic, so they are saying someone pushed the wrong button. That's impossible, it's not that easy.

[@edmillan7427]

Except every country in the world, many with opposing interest to those of the United States, would have to also lie about such an attack since there are numerous countries who would be capable of detecting a missile launch like that, chief among them being China. No. As someone who lives in Hawaii I can assure you that simple incompetence of that state government is far, far more likely.

[@truthbetold4350]

Ed Millan I bet there was no actual missile, and it was not a mistake either. I believe this was intentional, for whatever reason I'm not sure.

[@gilbertomacias1013]

Truth Be Told i think the same. Probably a very cruel kind of experiment, kind of a drill. I don't believe the human mistake excuse, nor the theory of an actual missile.

[@amnscottnn5481]

Russia? China? Lol they wouldn't be so dumb to launch an ICBM at us. North Korea, yeah.

[@denawalters176]

So right there were missles .saw them on astronomy cam of hawaii. Pretty crazy.

[@CraigsChannel2]

The average bomb shelter can’t protect you from a nuclear blast. Maybe fallout but not the blast

[@IMPERATOR-EL]

CraigsChannel2 yes it can, it will just depend how far you are from the center of the blast

[@keithjohnson839]

Reverse what u said..thats the truth..fallout will definitely kill more. Fallout can be carried away by winds to other places

[@CraigsChannel2]

John lol

[@whiskeycorridor90]

better than nothing

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

But what if somebody decided to murder somebody they hate? They thought "We are all going to be dead anyway, I should spend my last minutes stabbing someone I hate?" I think in such case they should not be arrested or tried for murder. That's how James Grider would think and feel. People should buy my "Impact" a James Grider novel on Amazon so I can afford a used car. It would be nice to look sexy like that 15 year old boy in the beginning of the video and then to have ceased physically developing past that stage.

[@cgravelle4937]

Hawaiians were truly frightened. . However,, HAWAII JUST GOT A TASTE OF WHAT IT has to be like FOR REFUGEES around the world, WHO LIVE WITH THIS FEAR DAILY, AND NO PLACE TO RUN to. , Bombs falling, children dying ,families torn apart , unimaginable suffering and horror. Time to open your heart to compassion- understanding and healing.

[@trudylovesbeauty6573]

im going to hawaii next month and the guy in the blue shirt made a lot of sense in what he said

[@GretchentheAlligator]

It’s nothing don’t worry about it

[@tellall007]

They wanted to see how people would react

[@garyl6265]

This was no false alarm! The system has 5 fail safes operated by 5 different ppl. This was intentional and allowed to continue for as long as possible.

[@JohnSmith-hg9pq]

The government sent the warning out ON PURPOSE as a "Test" to see how people react. Where they go, what they buy, Etc. I feel that justice should be served to the men who caused thousands of people to panic. I wonder how many car accidents there were when this happened with people trying to race home or to a safe place. And i am willing to bet that people were probably killed in all this chaos., All because the world leaders want to conduct a "Test" on unsuspecting citizens. If people think this was an accident then they need to wake up. I guess it was an "Accident" that the exact same thing happened in Japan RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED IN HAWAII.

[@centralintelligenceagency2251]

@@JohnSmith-hg9pq tinfoil hat paranoid much?

[@commondirtbagz7130]

John Smith tell me, what use would testing this have on anyone. Well, now we know what people do right before they’re about to be nuked...interesting...

[@MsPakir]

LMAO! Well now you know how Guam feels!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@realitycheck2742]

I was asleep in my bed throughout the entire debacle. Would've seemed like just a bad dream to me.

[@roaddogrichard]

Reminds me of the rule of "The 6 P's" : Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance!

[@davidlouis1068]

"CNN had nothing on it" could not have said it better myself.

[@hebneh]

Meaning...Fox would've had all the facts immediately?

[@Einargizz]

I don't understand what you're going at. You wanted the CNN to be reporting about a missile attack, that wasn't happening?

[@davidlouis1068]

Einar Gissurarson no it wasnt. not for awhile. WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO and hear it from a Hawaii native say it himself. thats where i took that quote from.

[@Einargizz]

I know you took that quote from the video. The guy was talking in the context that he was frustrated that he couldn't read up any details about an incoming attack, after getting that message. The CNN had nothing on it because there was no attack. Some dude accidentally pushed a button, that sent out that message and caused a panic. But that still doesn't explain what you're going at, with your "could not have said it better myself." What do you want from CNN?

[@brianbay370]

+ Einar Gissurarson What he is actually saying is that CNN was not even equipped to notice that false alarm. Yes the alarm was false but CNN didn't report it as false either.

[@matthewmckever2312]

How can it come down to ONE MAN, ONE BUTTON, ONE DECISION? Utterly ridiculous.

[@user-bz8ly2ow4z]

lol cnn wasn't on it

[@deedoggs2822]

+THE END C30 did you watch the video? the guy said it on the video. That's what he is loling about

[@hebneh]

And Fox was? Yeah, sure.

[@deedoggs2822]

hebneh OMG you are a fucking idiot. He is repeating what is on the video.

[@user-bz8ly2ow4z]

cats meow its sad they don’t get what I meant, but you did.👍🏻

[@oneer8435]

1 I'm sure they lied about it after the fact.

[@bonkersblock]

I was taking a dump, when I got the text! So I'm like I got to finish this shit! I'm half way through!

[@Pauohana]

Why only Oahu? Outer islands had major experiences, too! A lot of misinformation coming from our state leaders.

[@こと見]

no building can shield you from a nuke

[@XNY556-Apple]

Yes it can. It depends on the distance from the blast and the yield of the blast.

[@こと見]

Let me correct my self: "Yes the buildings may survive but the people in them will not. do not forget that the heat from a nuclear explosion is the same exact heat felt on the surface of the sun.

[@armadillotoe]

Yes, a building made of concrete can shield you from the radiation, the blast, and the heat. It all depends on where you are in the building, and how far away the blast is.

[@mrsasquatch389]

Haha I saw everyone running and some guy told me get fuck out we're getting nuked I just accepted my faith and continued to eat my canoli

[@burdidoyburdigoy8134]

One thing is very clear: Nobody knows what to do exactly, including me. It's just pure chaos!

[@johnmcclain2848]

That last guy was a real genius. The emergency alert will have it before CNN dufus. "There has to be somewhere online with all the answers" There is; the emergency alert system. The "somewhere online" is just as liable to have accidental false info as the emergency alert system

[@yourplug4399]

bruh I wasent even scared cuz i was tired

[@GretchentheAlligator]

Neither was I, I was sitting calmly in the break room at work watching people panic

[@chrisgee2616]

ben so tired that you forgot how to spell?

[@hnk8086]

I was asleep. Phone was on silent woke up to a message saying missle inbound then another saying false alarm. I wouldve died in my sleep.

[@GhostChild808]

Same and also was sleepy from that quake that happened a few years back. Not sure if you guys remembered the rumbling from the volcano thing. I was literally sleeping on an inflatable air bed so I didn't feel anything xD

[@hisoka3159]

Woke my dad up and he said "they'll shoot it down" and went back to sleep. I put my dogs inside and thought "guess I'll just die then" and just chilled with m dogs for our last minutes.

[@susanh.4733]

Now we know how the population will react (when and if) the real warning should happen again. I wonder if the system wasn't hacked. hmm

[@NN-cq3vj]

they failed the test, period

[@CalijayOfficial]

This is gonna end up like the boy who cried wolf and when there actually is a strike a lot of people will roll their eyes, not be as serious, not be as safe e.t.c

[@cutiepies275]

My step dads grandma lives in a place and stuff and nobody bothered to help them. Like literally they left her and everybody else

[@nariyalang.711]

We have to be prepared.

[@goran2009]

Can’t wait to visit Hawaii again !!!

[@jasonpeters9865]

"Seek shelter" Lol. It's a NUCLEAR WARHEAD!

[@mikelastname9444]

Getting indoors quickly can save your life. Most deaths will not be due to a direct strike, but due to peripheral damage and radiation which a building can shield you from. Once inside, stay indoors for at least 24 hours after the strike to avoid radiation exposure. Stay in the center of the building away from windows, preferably either underground, in a basement, or in the upper stories of a tall structure.

[@GretchentheAlligator]

Nah I’ll go play outside

[@aldendiaz1165]

Buildings are the worst place to enter during a ballistic missile strike....Best options are underground basements, manholes, caves(if you live near a forest) and enclosed bunkers...

[@Jade-ku2vz]

It sounds like a good test study on how people might actually react during these cases. Maybe the state should begin marking bomb shelters

[@Evilmax-guy]

If this alert happened in the south everyone would be stealing Jordans 😂😂😂😂😂

[@LazyGavid]

wait i thought this was Australian ?!

[@abundance4085]

hawaii is beautiful holy shit

[@MontyQueues]

" OMG WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE ! " OH MY GOD xD

[@thecuckthatsopenlyacuck8209]

I was expecting the scene from Chicken little, the sky is falling!!!!!

[@armadillotoe]

I have read most of the comments, and I am truly amazed at the ignorance of most people.

[@gotch09]

And alot of them can't spell for nothing. They spell like a bunch of 2nd graders.

[@dennisstefick9433]

Then enlighten us all mighty one!!!

[@TheSensfan09]

I wonder how long before Hollywood does a major movie about this .

[@argent2020]

Too much to clean up. Man!, shit is everywhere, even down on the corners.

[@zenithproject817]

I think the NK's should have blew up that ladies colorful army shirt😂

[@jorges1305]

I would like to see how the 25TH ID reacted to this BS..

[@lucasboydjr]

We just chilled in Honoka'a...what else you gonna do

[@charlesbrian2031]

Maybe it wasn't a false alarm, but instead, the inbound missile had been defended against!

[@lastiletto9082]

Shame I wasn’t there. For once I would have a good excuse for speeding.

[@TheFamilyguy1982]

La Stiletto I was and I hit 120 in the rental

[@Daniel-ek8lu]

Possible missile threat and the hotel manager says stay in your room. I'd rather take my chances finding more appropriate shelter.

[@exposingliars9824]

I would have gone swimming and surfed back to the West Coast.

[@Wulfdane]

Hiding in basements and climbing down manholes will not protect you from a nuclear missle when you're at or near ground zero.

[@ragdollsinc.242]

This is awful, and it could not have been a mistake...unless there was a hack. I can't even imagine how I would have felt had I been there in Hawaii. Those poor people!

[@abigaillee1832]

Let's be honest, nothing changed after this.

[@dandodge1523]

I checked cnn and there was nothing on it? Wow Brody.

[@lancegarcia9289]

There is a website you can check, it’s the DEFCON website

[@hughrblackwell]

Aussies like "she'll be right mate"

[@funnyusername8635]

Stay in your rooms? Fail. Go to the ice room or stairwell. The closer to the middle of the building the better.

[@dhui777]

Hawaiians just have to live with this fear so long as NK has nukes. Thanks to the "strategic patience" of the previous administrations.

[@QuintTheSharker]

Waikiki sneaky between the cheeky

[@skywatch6056]

None of those folks are natives. Those are all immigrants..

[@gotch09]

Quick, get some bricks and slap up a wall around Hawaii.

[@BookofJob3XVII]

live your life like it was your last is the lesson here. Life is too short to spend on racism, anger, and paranoid. No one knows when death arrive.

[@yourconscience749]

Just shows how badly prepared for such a scenario. Poor planing makes for... Evidence showed they will Be susceptible to any disaster That might befall them

[@chilipeppersalsa5788]

I woulda went out for that last tasty wave... like Bohdi in Point Break

[@BobPDXz]

I would run like hell.. to the closest bar...

[@christianangilletta4905]

Worst experience of my life

[@KingDennisJensen]

Time to build some bunkers....

[@eltondroid]

Groot pushed the wrong button

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

So, like how many people failed to rush to the bathroom in time?

[@Deiftwaser]

I can't believe i missed out on this!

[@benquinney2]

Another day in paradise

[@strykeplaysmcjohnpickhypix1205]

"stay in your hotel room" like wtf is that gonna do. Have you seen the aftermath of hiroshima? It'll literally decimate like almost all structures, you're little crappy hotel won't protect you. Fortunately, this was a false alarm. Man I would be out of that hotel and siwmming to the middle of the ocean and goind underwater as I see the missle hit land

[@ex0ticfr3quency33]

Crazy!

[@drewanderson9448]

It's time for a conspiracy. Ugh....

[@E.TGropeHome]

"North Korea" "bouta send nukes get ready y'all."

[@amberflame5656]

Damn...I bet someone lost their job that day. Smh.

[@miamistormz]

Plot twist they rang the alarm to rob a bank or something to get emergency services to not be able to see. Maybe a musem lol

[@2012ouroboros]

Now, watch as the human error angle is used to sell the coming savior god, AI.