HAWAII ISLAND – The sudden sounding of the warning sirens on Hawaii Island Friday night was a false alarm, officials say.

“Regarding Civil Defense sirens, there is no emergency,” police declared in a Nixle alert issued at 9:59 p.m., a few mintues after the sirens went off.

“Sirens malfunctioned,” police said.

Police said the malfunction was island-wide.

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