Inbound missle from N. Korea alert.

[TomK]

The latest just adds to the incompetence theory. Apparently, it took the state over 20 minutes to contact the feds to ask what to do after issuing the alert, even though they didn't need federal permission to cancel the alert.

Hawaii News Now: https://goo.gl/LHZFHs

[Wao nahele wahine]

There is also an interesting article on KHON's website about the software.

KHON: http://khon2.com/

Wahine

[Frank]

why can't we, here in Hawaii, rely on notification from the feds as to "if it is or if it ain't" a missile incoming instead of Hawaii spending tha dough to do it?

[kalakoa]

instead of Hawaii spending tha dough to do it?

Hawaii has a rich tradition of doing everything itself; this is the best way to ensure continued employment and plenty of contracts which can be outsourced to family members on the mainland.

[MarkD]

There is yet another problematic item, as anyone who saw the TV news report showing the menu screen in question at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency knows.

The screen, shown in attached link (small image 1/3 way down at left), has about 10 items. And the test warning button and the real warning are not strikingly different, without a reading of the text, nor does the real warning stand out from the other items on the screen.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37271...sile-alert

One reason being that the person who wrote these two codes to begin with decided it was not necessary to follow conventions that are universally used by writers, editors, and anyone else who works with text to draw attention to something THAT IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT...

indeed a nuclear attack warning might be considered to be EXTREMELY IMPORTANT and therefore should be HIGHLIGHTED IN SOME FASHION, particularly so as to AVOID ACCIDENTAL SELECTION.

[TomK]

That screen turns out not to be the actual screen, which is creating even more controversy.

http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/01/hawaii-...ng-screen/

[randomq]

So simple to color code... Red for warning, Yellow for watch, Green for all clear, Blue for test.

So simple to have a confirmation dialog.

So simple to arrange tests and real alerts apart from one another.

I've picked this up over the years by osmosis, but surely someone on a fat government IT contract could be bothered to watch a 5 minute youtube video on UI!

[KiminPL]

Reading through this thread gives me an amusing idea for a screenplay. Pure fiction, of course. This entire Punatalk crew cooped up together in a bomb shelter for 2 weeks after a serious nuclear warning (they believe). Think of the possibilities! Hilarity, drama and comical hijinks ensue...

[birdmove]

A week or so ago we watched an old Twilight Zone. A bomb scare occurs. A family goes down into their bomb shelter and locks the door. After that bunch of neighbors want in. Of course if they let them all in,there won't be food or water enough for them all. The desperate group of neighbors break down the door. Some of them don't want to let a family of recent immigrants inside and things get very ugly fast. Suddenly a safe siren goes off. Then they all have to deal with their actions during the crises.
Pretty timely.

Jon in Keaau/HPP

[Eric1600]

Tom, obviously they can't show the real menu because "hackers". We all know hackers can't figure out a menu system unless they see a photo of it first. But they can send out a public photo with one of their systems passwords on a sticky note in the background. http://www.businessinsider.com/hawaii-em...ism-2018-1

KiminPL, I think you're thinking of this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2254131/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt but with a punatic flavor.