About 15 officers search the surrounding block of office and warehouse buildings. Employees are advised to stay inside, although some flee. Harris says he has received commitments from Gov. Ben Cayetano, offering help from the state Sheriff's Office and the Hawaii National Guard, if necessary. First police SWAT unit arrives near the Nature Center. About eight heavily armed police in helmets and body armor race up Makiki Heights Drive.
More police arrive.
Police declare the Dole Cannery area search over, finding no evidence that a gun had been fired there. Booms and bangs from nearby construction work may have contributed to the reports of shots, officers say. Red Cross officials arrive at Makiki Heights and are told to stand by. Xerox employee family members begin arriving at the shooting scene. Police open one ewabound lane on the makai side of Nimitz Highway.