In case anyone has been following this thread, Soly has implemented a new in-game command to check if Happy Hour is on. It's especially nice if you log in between banners, and if you aren't subscribed to the happy hour thread via TapaTalk. *not that HH should be the basis of why we play PSO, but it's nice to know!
/hh
displays:
"Happy Hour is not active"
or
"XXX minutes left of Happy Hour"