All non-essential county offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday Sep. 12, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Olivia, Mayor Alan Arakawa announced at noon today. Emergency evacuation centers will open tonight at 6pm. Individuals with special needs will be able to check in at 4pm. The list of county Red Cross shelters are: - Maui High School (pet friendly) - Kihei … [Read more...] about Maui County to open evacuation shelters at 6pm, and other Tropical Storm Olivia updates
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New report questions whether State of Hawaii is prepared for any major disaster, much less nuclear attack
We’re nowhere near Halloween, but a few days ago the State of Hawaii made public one of the scariest reports I’ve read in a long time. It’s the All-Hazards Preparedness Improvement Action Plan and Report, issued by a team led by Brigadier General Kenneth S. Hara, Deputy Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii Department of Defense. Commissioned in response to the false missile … [Read more...] about New report questions whether State of Hawaii is prepared for any major disaster, much less nuclear attack
Here’s what people on Maui did when they thought nuclear war was imminent
Something extraordinarily frightening and stupid happened this morning in Hawaii. Shortly after 8am Hawaii time, the state Emergency Management Agency (EMA) sent out an alert to everyone’s phones saying a nuclear missile was inbound to Hawaii. For 38 minutes, that alert hung in the air like guillotine blade–the rope had been cut, and we were all just waiting for the blade to … [Read more...] about Here’s what people on Maui did when they thought nuclear war was imminent
UPDATED: Hawaii EMA sends out false ballistic missile launch warning because we live in an Age of Stupid
By now we all know that the emergency alert sent to phones this morning was a FALSE ALARM. There is no ballistic missile inbound to Hawaii. Someone (or some people) at Hawaii Emergency Management Agency apparently made a gigantic mistake, according to CBS News (because the whole country now knows that everyone in Hawaii just soiled their underwear). "Hawaii Emergency … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Hawaii EMA sends out false ballistic missile launch warning because we live in an Age of Stupid
UPDATED: County of Maui to sweep homeless out of Baldwin Beach Park
Question: What's it called when you do the same thing over and over, each time expecting a different result? Answer: Hawaii's approach to homelessness! It's tough to think otherwise after reading today's Maui News story on the impending sweep at Baldwin Beach Park, which is scheduled to take place at 10am on Tuesday, May 23. After all, it wasn't even six months ago that … [Read more...] about UPDATED: County of Maui to sweep homeless out of Baldwin Beach Park