Ignoring evacuation orders

[PaulW]

After the evacuation last year, where we had to spend hours in a hot car because the HPP Hui was
closed for a "private party", we decided that next time we would only evacuate if there
really was a risk of danger. Last year I knew from following the reports on the tv and internet
that the tsunami was not going to be a problem but decided to go anyway, just in case.

This year I also decided to go just in case because the evacuation happened so early - I didn't
have time to find out what the deal was and also there are few measuring points between Japan
and Hawaii.

Complying with the evacuation should be the default behavior but if people want to stay, then
they're on their own and good luck to them.

Situations like these should be used to check how the procedures went. The fact that so many
people didn't hear the sirens (in lower HPP at least) is a big worry. We left before they
sounded this time, but last year they were surprisingly loud and would definitely wake
people up - which they should, because a tsunami alert can come at any time, even in the
middle of the night. Cell phone messages can never replace that.