1Statement of FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Preliminary Report by PSHSB on the Hawaii False Alert The false ballistic missile alert in Hawaii should be a wake-up call for all stakeholders involved in emergency communications. We cannot dismiss this as being just an inadvertent mistake that only public safety officials in Hawaii need to address. This incident should serve as a catalyst for communities in every state and locality, to review their emergency alert processes. Every community should be doing more, to prevent an issuance of a false alert. But if and when a false alert is ever sent again, the technical capability to immediately send a correction should be in place, and the protocols on how to go about that, should be clearly defined.