United States Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka issued a joint press release urging calm, noting that this is the first tsunami evacuation in Hawaii since 1994.[46] City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell is serving as the acting mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii's capital, during the tsunami evacuation in the absence of Mayor Mufi Hannemann.[47]
Warning sirens were sounded throughout the state, as hotels in Waikiki began evacuating tourists from hotels at 6 a.m. People in tall buildings are being encouraged to evacuate vertically, that is, move to a higher floor (above the third floor).
Waves measuring nine feet high have been forecast to strike Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawai'i at 11:05 a.m. local time (2105 GMT).[48] Eight foot tall waves are expected to hit the city of Kahului, Maui, by 11:26 a.m.[48]
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Hawaii issues tsunami alert, evacuating up to 100,000 residents and tourists
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-tsunami-hawaii28-2010feb28,0,5140676.story
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United States Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka issued a joint press release urging calm, noting that this is the first tsunami evacuation in Hawaii since 1994.[46] City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell is serving as the acting mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii's capital, during the tsunami evacuation in the absence of Mayor Mufi Hannemann.[47]
Warning sirens were sounded throughout the state, as hotels in Waikiki began evacuating tourists from hotels at 6 a.m. People in tall buildings are being encouraged to evacuate vertically, that is, move to a higher floor (above the third floor).
Waves measuring nine feet high have been forecast to strike Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawai'i at 11:05 a.m. local time (2105 GMT).[48] Eight foot tall waves are expected to hit the city of Kahului, Maui, by 11:26 a.m.[48]
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United States Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka issued a joint press release urging calm, noting that this is the first tsunami evacuation in Hawaii since 1994.[46] City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell is serving as the acting mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii's capital, during the tsunami evacuation in the absence of Mayor Mufi Hannemann.[47]
Warning sirens were sounded throughout the state, as hotels in Waikiki began evacuating tourists from hotels at 6 a.m. People in tall buildings are being encouraged to evacuate vertically, that is, move to a higher floor (above the third floor).
Waves measuring nine feet high have been forecast to strike Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawai'i at 11:05 a.m. local time (2105 GMT).[48] Eight foot tall waves are expected to hit the city of Kahului, Maui, by 11:26 a.m.[48]
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Hawaii issues tsunami alert, evacuating up to 100,000 residents and tourists
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-tsunami-hawaii28-2010feb28,0,5140676.story
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Source at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake
Hawaii
United States Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka issued a joint press release urging calm, noting that this is the first tsunami evacuation in Hawaii since 1994.[46] City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell is serving as the acting mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii's capital, during the tsunami evacuation in the absence of Mayor Mufi Hannemann.[47]
Warning sirens were sounded throughout the state, as hotels in Waikiki began evacuating tourists from hotels at 6 a.m. People in tall buildings are being encouraged to evacuate vertically, that is, move to a higher floor (above the third floor).
Waves measuring nine feet high have been forecast to strike Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawai'i at 11:05 a.m. local time (2105 GMT).[48] Eight foot tall waves are expected to hit the city of Kahului, Maui, by 11:26 a.m.[48]
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Hawaii issues tsunami alert, evacuating up to 100,000 residents and tourists
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-tsunami-hawaii28-2010feb28,0,5140676.story
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Source at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake
Hawaii
United States Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka issued a joint press release urging calm, noting that this is the first tsunami evacuation in Hawaii since 1994.[46] City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell is serving as the acting mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii's capital, during the tsunami evacuation in the absence of Mayor Mufi Hannemann.[47]
Warning sirens were sounded throughout the state, as hotels in Waikiki began evacuating tourists from hotels at 6 a.m. People in tall buildings are being encouraged to evacuate vertically, that is, move to a higher floor (above the third floor).
Waves measuring nine feet high have been forecast to strike Hilo Bay on the Big Island of Hawai'i at 11:05 a.m. local time (2105 GMT).[48] Eight foot tall waves are expected to hit the city of Kahului, Maui, by 11:26 a.m.[48]
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