From the Kakaʻako Emergency Response Group, 8:12 am:
Operations will go on as usual Thursday, September 17 at the John A. Burns School of Medicine and the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, in Kakaʻako.
A cautionary Tsunami Advisory posted until early Thursday morning has now been lifted.
A Tsunami advisory was issued yesterday afternoon when the threat of a tsunami generated by a Chilean earthquake produced a strong level of energy in the ocean, heading our way.
Ocean currents were irregular. At 4 a.m. today Hilo had seen sea levels rise 4.5 feet in 8 minutes– so officials still advise caution near the shorelines all day on Thursday, Sept. 17 since strong ocean currents may be unpredictable.
The Kakaʻako Campus of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center are not in, but are very close to, the official tsunami evacuation zone.
Do I come to work Thursday?
Yes, the Dean and Interim Cancer Center Director, Jerris Hedges, MD, advises that workers are expected to be at their jobs, students and faculty at their assignments and that operations at JABSOM and UH Cancer Center are on as usual.
In future emergencies
Kakaʻako employees are advised to monitor the JABSOM website http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/news-media/uh-med-now/, and our social media outlets including Twitter @uhmed www.twitter.com/uhmed and Facebook www.facebook.com/
UH employees who work in the Gold Bond Building should also expect to go to work as usual on Thursday. If conditions change, we will alert you to that via this website.
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