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TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION … THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / EL SALVADOR / HONDURAS / GUATEMALA / PANAMA / MEXICO

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‘Our discovery indicates that the vast fleet of commercial ships traveling the ocean each day could become a network of accurate tsunami sensors’

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MEDIA RELEASE NOAA’s National Weather Service offices in Hawaii and the Hawaii State Civil Defense have partnered to raise public awareness to the dangers of tsunamis and commemorate the 159 lives lost to the April 1, 1946 tsunami – the most destructive in Hawaii’s history – during Tsunami Awareness Month. NOAA also encourages residents to […]

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Scientists have known for years that the shape of the seafloor plays a role in how tsunami waves build up as they approach the coastline. Underwater topography also determines why some areas get hit worse than others.

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Landfall on Midway Islands is expected this winter; debris that misses Midway will continue toward the main Hawaiian Islands and North America

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New name, new menu, same view for eatery on Kamakahonu Bay after tsunami

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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. REPEAT. A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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* 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 Kahaluu Beach Park Main Pavilion We continue to work on cleaning up our beloved Kahaluu Beach Park after the devastating tsunami of March 11. Skilled rock wall builders as well as able-bodied, strong volunteers are needed to help finish the building of the safety wall at Waikuaaala pond and […]

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 Nobuyuki Sekimoto, a fruit farmer, has received the funds collected by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association to assist Japanese farmers harmed by the devastating tsunami and subsequent nuclear plant failures that struck Fukushima Prefecture in March. Radiation from the Dai-ichi nuclear plant contaminated the soil of Sekimoto’s large fruit farm in […]

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There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii from the 7.6M earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Wednesday (July 6). The tsunami warning for the Kermadec Islands, Tonga and New Zealand has been CANCELLED.

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Beachfront resort makes tsunami repairs, renovations as awards continue to roll in

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No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility and take appropriate action.

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According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center there was an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude at the Chile-Bolivia boarder region at 6:36 a.m. HST Monday (June 20). Based upon all data a destructive pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.

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Hawaiian Airlines members of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l. (ALPA) have donated $14,500 to assist victims of earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan, the latest outpouring of charity from a pilot group with special ties to Asia.

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