xaaatdt 1 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Today there was a false threat of a missile attack in Hawaii. I'd be really interested to see how the stations handled it. I'm assuming anchors wouldn't be on a set when there was supposedly a missile coming.
Mrtraveler01 739 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Here is what it looked like on KGMB and KHNL when the alert went out. Not sure when the stations actually broke into regular programming to report on what was happening. https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/hawaiians-watching-morning-sports-treated-to-terrifying-1822055447
Eat News 4745 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Here is what it looked like on KGMB and KHNL when the alert went out. Not sure when the stations actually broke into regular programming to report on what was happening. https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/hawaiians-watching-morning-sports-treated-to-terrifying-1822055447 If it had been a real missile....a Hawaiian Federal Judge would have tried to block it. (recorded earlier)
Mrtraveler01 739 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Here is a video of KHNL relaying the false alarm message. I imagine it looked similar on KGMB and KFVE since they're all owned by Raycom. And here's the false alarm message being played on KHON's CW subchannel.
Rusty Muck 4428 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Did that EAS activation continue on until the “all clear” was given half an hour later? I’d be shocked if that wasn’t the case.
CaptainNews 287 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Did that EAS activation continue on until the “all clear” was given half an hour later? I’d be shocked if that wasn’t the case. No. However, many residents on Oahu reported colored bars with the message “KITV Oahu” with just the audio from the broadcast after the EAS scroll came through.
Eat News 4745 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 We have Spectrum Oceana on the big island and one of the channels is the emergency center in Honolulu. Here are some grabs of what is usually on that channel. This is NOT from the event. I always see the normal test overlayed on the cable channels including the digital music channels.
CaptainNews 287 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 KGMB/KHNL (Hawaii News Now at 6 PM) Special Open (Coming soon) KHON 2 News at 10 PM Open
24994J 5669 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Call me crazy, but this whole ordeal might be a blessing in disguise. This fiasco is forcing local and national emergency management units to reassess their warning systems. God forbid they ever really need to use it, but better execution could very well save lives down the road.
CaptainNews 287 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Call me crazy, but this whole ordeal might be a blessing in disguise. This fiasco is forcing local and national emergency management units to reassess their warning systems. God forbid they ever really need to use it, but better execution could very well save lives down the road. It’s been known for multiple years our emergency alert system is trash beyond belief. We just need the garbage company to take it to the yard and burn it.
LoadStar 366 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 It’s been known for multiple years our emergency alert system is trash beyond belief. We just need the garbage company to take it to the yard and burn it. It's actually not all that bad now. The 2011 (especially), 2016, and 2017 national tests revealed several weaknesses in the system that were improved upon. The biggest improvement was the introduction of IPAWS to supplement the existing PEP/LP1/LP2 hierarchy. They also added PEPs, LP1s, and LP2s in areas where there, surprisingly, there weren't ones before. The biggest improvement that has yet to be made is being able to set IPAWS as priority over the traditional PEP/LP1/LP2 hierarchy.
Eat News 4745 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 It’s been known for multiple years our emergency alert system is trash beyond belief. We just need the garbage company to take it to the yard and burn it. Hawaii has a few unique problems with it's emergency alerts... Even if they work perfectly, there is still less than 20 min to alert and verify. Once you have the alert where the hell do you go? There are few fallout shelters, very few basements. The biggest problem was people (tourist) on the beach staring at their phones saying "what do we do now?". Well get your cooler, kids and other crap off the beach... and go die in your hotel room. People will be screwed on the islands, it's not like they can pile into the car and drive out to the desert. Island folk don't care, they care more about eating well...and saving the green turtles....and seeing what shirt Robert is wearing tonight on "Island News".
rkolsen 1697 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 The biggest problem was people (tourist) on the beach staring at their phones saying "what do we do now?". Reportedly many didn’t get an alert on their phones. And some didn’t even know what had happened.
Northerner 32 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfvju0sBXgc This is purportedly from what appears to be KGMB, the CBS affiliate for Honolulu. Also saw one from an NBC affiliate from the same poster but still not sure if it's real or not.
Mrtraveler01 739 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Hawaii has a few unique problems with it's emergency alerts... Even if they work perfectly, there is still less than 20 min to alert and verify. Once you have the alert where the hell do you go? There are few fallout shelters, very few basements. The biggest problem was people (tourist) on the beach staring at their phones saying "what do we do now?". Well get your cooler, kids and other crap off the beach... and go die in your hotel room. People will be screwed on the islands, it's not like they can pile into the car and drive out to the desert. Island folk don't care, they care more about eating well...and saving the green turtles....and seeing what shirt Robert is wearing tonight on "Island News". [ATTACH=full]5174[/ATTACH] As others have said, this has really exposed to how ill-prepared Hawaii really is when (heaven forbid) the real deal ever happens. Watching the Hawaii newscasts last night, the main theme was that people had no idea what to do and where to go. Hopefully this can be a very useful learning experience once the shock finally wears off.
CaptainNews 287 Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 As others have said, this has really exposed to how ill-prepared Hawaii really is when (heaven forbid) the real deal ever happens. Watching the Hawaii newscasts last night, the main theme was that people had no idea what to do and where to go. Hopefully this can be a very useful learning experience once the shock finally wears off. Our government is to busy threatening other countries highering the chances of a nuclear style attack, yet they aren’t building any nuclear shelters. It will be their fault when this happens.
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