initial reports coming in from Easter Island on the noaa tsunami warning site showed an amplitude of one foot
then further reports showed decreasing amplitude across the pacific — and reports from media on French Polynesia and Tahiti confirmed decreasing amplitude — reports could be found from a google search from sites — FijiRadio, Rueters, TahitiPresse
yet, none of this information could be found in the local media — why not report it?
On the other hand, we would have had many beach rescues of both tourists and locals dealing with tricky tides.
Do you not tell people , denying them the chance to make an informed choice, even if it makes them safer and saves the taxpayer money?
On the other hand, I am sure it was no day at the beach for our already struggling tourist industry and the retail sector (malls) that got shut down for a good part of a Saturday.
The rest of the world, based on phone calls we got from FOUR continents starting at 3 am , was positive from press coverage that Hawaii was about to be obliterated and I am not sure that perception is really what we want for a safe, family oriented destination.
initial reports coming in from Easter Island on the noaa tsunami warning site showed an amplitude of one foot
then further reports showed decreasing amplitude across the pacific — and reports from media on French Polynesia and Tahiti confirmed decreasing amplitude — reports could be found from a google search from sites — FijiRadio, Rueters, TahitiPresse
yet, none of this information could be found in the local media — why not report it?
Not enough time and/or reporters, or not enough good reporters. Get used to it. It will only happen more and more as journalism declines.
or a paternalistic decision that toning down the party line might not keep people off the beaches? Those tourists might not behave if not scared.
On the other hand, we would have had many beach rescues of both tourists and locals dealing with tricky tides.
Do you not tell people , denying them the chance to make an informed choice, even if it makes them safer and saves the taxpayer money?
On the other hand, I am sure it was no day at the beach for our already struggling tourist industry and the retail sector (malls) that got shut down for a good part of a Saturday.
The rest of the world, based on phone calls we got from FOUR continents starting at 3 am , was positive from press coverage that Hawaii was about to be obliterated and I am not sure that perception is really what we want for a safe, family oriented destination.