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On the recordApril 4, 2018
The fact that the people of Hawaii and the hundreds of thousands of visitors in the State that day immediately presumed the missile originated from North Korea speaks to the broader concern about the potential for conflict and the threat that North Korea poses to Hawaii and the Nation.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono highlights public fear regarding North Korea's threat following the false alarm.

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