The following resolution has been proposed to the Faculty Senate's Committee on Student Affairs for discussion as "old business" at its next meeting on November 21st:
Whereas on Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 a man was overheard threatening to kill 30 students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa; and,
Whereas the UH-M Chancellor's Office limited its notification of this serious threat to the broadcasting of a text message and an email to the university community; and,
Whereas this limited alert seems to have been insufficient notice in view of the serious nature of the threat in question;
Now be it resolved that the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Affairs affirms the need to find better ways to alert the entire campus community in a timely manner whenever a serious security threat arises.
CHORE was launched in 2006 after an inadequate response to an earthquake emergency in Hawaii. That event revealed an opening for average citizens to contribute experience-based suggestions to improve crisis communications. The many deaths recorded after California's wildfires in 2017-18, the wildfire destruction of Lahaina, Maui in 2023, and the tragic Texas floods in 2025 also revealed gaps in officials' ability to communicate effectively. Visitors are invited to comment.
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