[BC] tsunami-Honolulu TV

[Jeff Bottalico]

I find that unbelievable.  Will the territorial government do anything about 
that????  Jeff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Fuss" <lfuss2 at cox.net>

>
> I watched KHNL/KGMB all morning online from Mississippi.
> Pago Pago got hit several hours before Hawaii.  Surge was 2.2 feet,
> which was minimal.  But frightened residents headed for the hills,
> the memory of the Sept. 29 tsunami still fresh in their minds.
>
> On the downside, the imbeciles at the American Samoa Power Authority
> cut-off power to most of the island an hour before the scheduled
> tsunami arrival time.  This knocked all the radio and TV stations off
> air, as well as killing power to most residents.  KKHJ stayed on-air
> at low power, but in the hour before the tsunami hit, we were unable
> to get the word out to most of the island because of an asinine decision
> by some bone-headed doofus at the power company.