HONOLULU – It was an idyllic Hawaiian morning, with clear skies and temperatures just inching past 70 degrees, when the tropical calm was shattered across the island.
Just past 8 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2018, phones across Oahu received a stunning alert.
“Emergency Alert: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”
The day’s first tee time for the third round of the Sony Open was still three hours away and those who had made it to the weekend of the year’s first full-field event where either sleeping or grabbing an early breakfast.