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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Police will be assisting students at Chiefess Kapiolani School in a tsunami drill Wednesday (Oct 23) 8 a.m. until completed. Students will cross Kinoole Street near the Office of Aging. Please drive with caution and expect some delays. Police will be on-hand to promote safety and ensure the smooth flow of traffic […]

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 occurred southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 6:18 p.m. HST on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Based on all available data there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Tsunami waves have been observed near the epicenter. Based on all available data the tsunami threat has passed.

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 occurred in the New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea at 11:26 a.m. HST on Thursday, March 29 2018. There is no Pacific-wide tsunami and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

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Hawaii residents were left in the dark once again by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency when they went looking for tsunami evacuation maps in preparation during a tsunami watch early Tuesday (Jan 23).

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has cancelled the Tsunami Watch for the State and Island of Hawaii. Based on available data, there is no tsunami threat to the State and island of Hawaii.

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 occurred off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico at 06:49 p.m. HST on Thursday, September 7, 2017. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami threat message for other parts of the Pacific located closer to the earthquake. However based on all available data there is no […]

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Based on all available data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 occurred south of the Fiji islands at 11:53 a.m. HST on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Based on all earthquake data the tsunami threat from this event has now passed.

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 10:59 a.m. HAST on Monday, November 21, 2016. Tsunamis were generated along coasts located within 300 km (186 miles) of the earthquake epicenter. All tsunami advisories have since been lifted for Japan.

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 occurred in South Island, New Zealand at 1:03 a.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2016. Multiple temblors are occuring in New Zealand following the main quake. Tsunami Warning issued for New Zealand. No advisories issue for Hawaii.

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources will keep closed its coastal and low-lying state parks and forest areas (including wildlife sanctuaries, natural area reserves and game management areas) on all islands on Thursday morning until staff are able to monitor adjacent ocean conditions for safety before reopening them.

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Based upon available data the Central Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a major tsunami is NOT expected to strike Hawaii. However sea level changes and strong currents may occur that could be hazardous to swimmers, boaters and along coastal areas. As of 7:33 a.m. Thursday (Sept 17) the tsunami advisory has been cancelled.

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 occurred in the Santa Cruz Islands at 4:27 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time on Friday, July 18 2015. Based on all data available to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center… the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now mostly passed. Any remaining threat should be evaluated by local authorities in […]

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Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii. Hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter.

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