Tornado in Oklahoma

[Rob Tucker]

There was a FEMA official talking on NPR about the tornado. A lot of what he said applies here in Hawaii too. The shoddy construction is/was a big problem. Considering the history of the area the is an implication that the building department is a failure there too. Perhaps that's the way Oklahoma likes it.

Shools: Unreinforced masonry kills. Hard to imagine a school built of unreinforced cinder block but that's what they found.

Homes: fairly new ones: Shot pins and cut nails instead of anchor bolts. No hurricane or roof ties.

Listening that that I am reminded how many "carpenters" don't really know much more than how to make noise with a hammer... and how "cheap" dominates the industry. I see it here on Punaweb a lot. "Whats the cheapest way to....". Only rarely does anyone ask what is the best way.