Vern T. Miyagi | |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi |
Vern T. Miyagi is a former administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) who was responsible for the day-to-day operations of HI-EMA from September 11, 2015 to January 30, 2018. Before that he was executive officer at HI-EMA. He is a retired United States Army major general with over 37 years service.[1][2] In January 2018 he took responsibility for the false issue of a warning of nuclear attack on Hawaii even though it was not him who mistakenly issued the warning.[3][4] He resigned on January 30, 2018, in response to the false alarm.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hawaii Emergency Management Agency - Leadership". dod.hawaii.gov.
- ^ "Major General Vern T. Miyagi". www.nationalguard.mil.
- ^ "Vern Miyagi apologises for sending missile warning in error". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 January 2018.
- ^ Delk, Josh (13 January 2018). "Hawaii EMA administrator takes responsibility for false missile alarm".
- ^ Madison Park; Keith Allen; Lawrence Davidson; Liz Turrell. "Hawaii false missile alert 'button pusher' fired". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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