I’m late to this dance…I’m in HI with my dear friend and happened to be with my (adult) D who lives here now. We were getting ready to go to the farmers market when the alert came on all of our phones. We scrambled to find a “false alarm” report but came up empty handed. I immediately texted my family in Europe and let them know I was with D and that we loved them all. We stayed put in our (rented) condo and when the false alarm statement was issued (38 minutes later) we continued with our day. I personally was petrified but realized there was diddly squat I could do, and I was relieved to be with my D - I didn’t want her to be alone (without family) if it were real. Her (adult and local) roommate texted her that all the workers at their micro brewery were in a walk-in fridge. So no, locals did not know it was a false alarm. I did pick up Sunday’s Star Advertiser newspaper for the front page headline, which I will frame and display in a kitschy way. Not gonna lie, it was the scariest moment of my adult life, and I lived in Israel during war time.