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Today’s Pacific West Conference doubleheader between the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Grand Canyon University has been rained out. Due to the rain out, 3 p.m. doubleheaders will be played on Monday and Tuesday, March 1 and 2 at Wong Stadium.

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Globe at Night is an annual 2-week campaign in March that helps to address the light pollution issue locally as well as globally. This year the campaign is March 3-16, 2010. You are invited along with everyone all over the world to record the brightness of your night sky by matching its appearance toward the […]

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Motorists rushed to gas pumps Saturday morning (Feb. 27) in Hilo to fill up and get out of town before roads were closed. Some gas stations had closed early, which meant the few stations left open had lines of vehicles snaked out of driveways onto the streets. People seemed patient, waited their turn and headed […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor By 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, Hawaii County officials were gathered in the Civil Defense headquarters in Hilo, anxiously waiting for the next tsunami update. Slightly more than 16 hours later, they were all still there, anxiously waiting to hear whether the danger truly had passed by Hawaii’s […]

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Director of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Charles McCreery ready to cancel watch for Hawaii. “We’re not seeing anything alarming. The wave was not any bigger than we expected. In fact, it might have been a little smaller,” McCreery said. “We’re all in agreement out here, we can end this thing for Hawaii.” Mayor Billy Kenoi, […]

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The county’s 72 sirens began sounding the alert at 6 a.m., some five and one-half hours after Mayor Billy Kenoi signed an emergency declaration for the Big Island. Tsunami were expected at 11:04 a.m. The mood remains calm in the county’s Civil Defense Agency headquarters in Hilo, as county officials watch six giant screens. Hilo […]

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UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (2/27/10) Water has been restored after the all clear was given and the tsunami warning was over. MEDIA RELEASE Due to the tsunami threat the Department of Water Supply has shut-off water as of 9 a.m. to: Kapoho to Pohoiki, Vacationland, Kalapana, Keaukaha, Downtown Hilo, Hilo Bayfront, Puako, Kawaihae, Alii Drive and […]

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The proclamation, which includes the entire State, provides for the “expenditure of State monies as appropriated for the speedy and efficient protection and relief of the damages, loses and suffering resulting from the threatened disaster.”

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Police are stationed at all intersections of the tsunami inundation zone and canoe paddlers got their gear out of canoe halau at Hilo Bayfront.

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H-Hilo Vulcan athletic events have been cancelled and all UH system campuses have been closed due to the tsunami warning. All Hawaii public libraries are closed, due dates and pick-ups for reserved books will be adjusted due to the closure.

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** A tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii shores at 12:46 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 following a massive earthquake off Chile. Officials predict any tsunami generated by that 8.8M earthquake may reach Hawaii shores by 11:19 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 ** A tsunami warning means a dangerous tsunami may have been generated and could be […]

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BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 1246 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010 TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 1246 AM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY […]

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Earthquake Details Magnitude 8.8 Date-Time Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:14 UTC Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.846°S, 72.719°W Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program Region OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE Distances 100 km (60 miles) NNW of Chillan, Chile 105 km […]

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an expanding regional tsunami warning and watch for parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake. An evaluation of the Pacific wide tsunami threat is underway and there is a possibility that Hawaii could be elevated to a watch or warning status. If a tsunami impacts Hawaii […]

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