“If those tsunami horns had been activated ... many more people would have died fleeing inland and into the fire”
That’s what I was thinking. I recall that when I worked at a resort in Wailea, the sirens sounded a couple times and people were encouraged to go upcountry.
The ones who ran into the water in this case were the smart ones.
Hawaii is one of the few states I have never been to, and I once missed a trivia question about who was the last King in the united states.
Regardless if they had sounded the siren for 20 seconds, then a few minutes later did it again etc, people would wonder what was up, and look at their cel phone or turn on radio/tv
if I get in my car to flee something my first thought would be to turn on the radio to get more info, but maybe I am overestimating people