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Haven't seen it yet but can't wait!! My husband and I were there. I was downloading songs with an ITunes gift certificate when my phone started screeching and I just thought, "wow! Pretty dramatic way for ITunes to tell me I've reached my $25.00 limit". Then I read the message. BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I yelled and seconds later my husband's phone went off with the same message. After a few seconds of total panic we decided to grab everything necessary and useful in case of survival and make our way down 26 floors to the street. We chose the elevator as we didn't want to be caught in a stairwell in a falling high rise. We assumed there would be military and police directing people what to do. There wasn't. Just a bunch of tourists and hotel employees in various stages of confusion and panic. Some were crying, others yelling, many phoning and texting loved ones to say final goodbyes (myself included). Some were drinking, such as a homeless man that walked by yelling"Bring on the bomb!". We decided to head toward the beach, maybe even get in the water or under sand for safety, possibly find/steal a car to drive away from Waikiki. Surfers and swimmers were starting to emerge from the ocean, wondering what the hell was happening on shore. By now it was becoming clear there was no incoming missile as the time limit to arrive had passed. After 38 minutes the all clear came over the phones. Apparently there were a few medical incidents but fortunately nothing serious. Booze sales went through the roof later that day. Many residents packed up their families and headed for the mountains and safer ground. It seems the locals had been briefed on what to do in case this ever happened but they neglected to tell the tourists. We kept a few newspapers over the following days as souvineers and I was even contacted by 2 newspapers in my home of Ontario, Canada to tell them our story. We decided to laugh it off and make jokes about it instead of getting angry. At least we have a great one up when it comes to vacation stories🤣. Quite a few people were fired over this incident which we were first told was an accident, then possibly intentional. Still not sure if the truth ever came out. Maybe this movie will clear things up. Very curious to see if the movie matches our personal experience.