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    Missile alert in Hawaii sparks terror

    by Sonali Kohli, Michael A.W. Ottey and Heidi Chang, Los Angeles Times Jan 14, 2018 4 minutes

    HONOLULU - It was a nice morning on the Big Island of Hawaii as Kevin and Pamela Spitze drove to an art show in Hilo when the words popped up on Kevin's cellphone screen:

    "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER."

    Then it added for emphasis:

    "THIS IS NOT A DRILL."

    The Spitzes, who recently moved from Los Angeles to Hawaii's Big Island, said they were in paradise but already had been living on edge given the recent inflammatory bluster between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over nuclear annihilation.

    "We have such a barrage of negative stuff that has been happening that our senses have

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