A U.S. House of Representatives panel said Tuesday it planned a hearing to review a false missile alert sent in Hawaii over the weekend that stirred panic and anger in the Pacific island state.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee said in a statement that the hearing by one of its subcommittees would discuss safety communications and receive an update from the Federal Communications Commission "on its investigation into the recent false emergency alert event in Hawaii."
Authorities blamed human error with regard to the false alarm in Hawaii that was not corrected for 38 minutes. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Sunday that Hawaii apparently did not have adequate safeguards in place and that government officials must work to prevent future incidents.
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