kastom_lif
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Stay safe, y'all. Have some ʻawa and try to relax. Wow, what a crazy day.
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So glad Hawaii didn't get nuked!
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kasa_balavu
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On the other hand, a generous dose of radiation would come in handy to speed up those mutations we've been after.
01/01/2023: A GHK press press release announces three new cultivars and a new company slogan – kava so potent it glows green!
01/01/2023: A GHK press press release announces three new cultivars and a new company slogan – kava so potent it glows green!
kastom_lif
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Nah, that's just some guy dubbing over the governor's real voice. The gist of it is correct though: somebody sent out the wrong alert to all the cell phones in Hawaii. Almost 40 minutes went by before anybody announced that it was a mistake. Craziest 40 minutes since the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960's. Tourist spots emptied out. Twitter was overloaded. People calling their families telling them they love them and goodbye.
The Big Island is probably a lot safer than Oʻahu. No big population centers or military targets.
No idea what prosvent is. They going give the guy who messed up one free prostate exam?
I am actually a member of the emergency communication system set up here in Hawaii.The head of Civil Defense is an Amateur Radio Operator as is my wife and I and we knew about 5 min after the alert that it was a false alarm because of this system, it is all done with 2meter 144 Mhz Amateur Radio Equipment. So I was spreading the word on the 146.760 Mhz frequency that is was a false alarm, I did this for about 30 min or so and then things calmed down. As soon as I saw the TV had nothing on about this, I knew it was a false alarm. I mean the President and his military would know about a ballistic missile before Hawaii's Government would. It would have been an act of war and the news stations would have been all over it. I am glad it was a false alarm but some radio active Hawaiian 'Awa mutations would kick some butt I bet. 
Aloha.
Chris
Aloha.
Chris
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Does the head of Civil Defense not have a telephone or internet connection?I am actually a member of the emergency communication system set up here in Hawaii.The head of Civil Defense is an Amateur Radio Operator as is my wife and I and we knew about 5 min after the alert that it was a false alarm because of this system, it is all done with 2meter 144 Mhz Amateur Radio Equipment. So I was spreading the word on the 146.760 Mhz frequency that is was a false alarm, I did this for about 30 min or so and then things calmed down. As soon as I saw the TV had nothing on about this, I knew it was a false alarm. I mean the President and his military would know about a ballistic missile before Hawaii's Government would. It would have been an act of war and the news stations would have been all over it. I am glad it was a false alarm but some radio active Hawaiian 'Awa mutations would kick some butt I bet.
Aloha.
Chris
That would explain the 40 minute delay...
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The one that I was talking about is the head for this Island, not the head for the State of Hawaii. I have no idea why it took so long, I do not know the system they use over on Oahu where this started. But having a radio that you can talk to the head of civil defense over here is great.Does the head of Civil Defense not have a telephone or internet connection?
I know that someone is going to be in trouble on Oahu. Aloha nui loa.
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Yes, I can see that in the event of a real missile attack, if the infrastructure were down for example, ham radio would be really useful.
Travis
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As long as all of your equipment is protected in a faraday cage....
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Protip: Don't use hair conditioner after a nuclear blast.
https://www.ready.gov/nuclear-blast
"Wash your hair with shampoo or soap and water. Do not use conditioner in your hair because it will bind radioactive material to your hair, keeping it from rinsing out easily."
Yes I do have several faraday cage's. It is interesting the contributions that Michael Faraday has made, not only the cage but we would not have capacitors and some other things. The value of a capacitor is measured in farads, the value was named after him because of he invented capacitance. I love electronics almost as much as kava.
Aloha.
Chris
kastom_lif
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Very cool. Looks like the Big Island still has a finely tuned... coconut wireless.
Hope Oʻahu still has peanut butter jelly... cuz hana okolele!
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