Tsunami Watch !

[Bullwinkle]

Rob try some of the ham radio networks.... Most cruisers have a daily health and welfare net, they check in every morning - kind of like here, - ... pm me if you'd like me to follow up on locating and identifying any "nets"

Id start with the seven seas cruising association

http://ssca.org/cgi-bin/pagegen.pl?pg=home&title=Home

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[Rob Tucker]

Thanks, I signed up for the forum on Vanuatu. Hope to get some local news from there too.

[missydog1]

From what I hear, Tonga and the two Samoas were hit. The other island groups got a minimal change in sea level. I would not worry about either Fiji or Vanu`atu.

[Rob Tucker]

I have heard from my friend who has been sailing charters. His message:

I was between charters and on my mooring in Neiafu Harbor... hardly noticeable in here, but I guess some anchored boats got pushed around out at the other anchorages, though resulted in no real problems or damage. It sounds bad in Samoa, and just now hearing about Niuatoputapu the northern most Tongan island 150 miles north of here (halfway between Vava'u and Samoa. I guess it got hit fairly hard. Haven't really heard of other damage here in Tonga, as far as coastal resorts and houses.... I think is it not too bad.

[gtill]

How many people in Hawaii, living in or around inundation areas, bailed for the hills during or immediatly after our last 6.5 quake before radio confirmation of where it was generated?
I would imagine the Samoan populous didn't get much warning! Living by the sea is a dangerous proposition, probably worse than our Puna lava hazards!

[Carey]

I was taking a class yesterday at IPIF- PSW Research Center. Many of the accounts of the events in Tonga & The Samoas were just coming in.

Some of the Institute staff members had many friends & colleagues on these islands. The Park service may have been the hardest hit, with a number of the unaccounted in the Park Service.

It really is a wake up call to all of us, no matter how high up the mountains we may live, almost all of us spend some time in the Tsunami areas. A really good wake up is to visit the tsunami coconut tree on Coconut Island - Moku'ola. You realize that this can, and has happened here.

It is prudent for each of us to take the time to find out where & what you should do if you feel an earthquake or hear the sirens... many visiting Hilo's wonderful beach parks may not realize that the airport is the evacuation route... if there is a short warning, you may need to adapt the plan, as the gates may not be unlocked..

[Menehune]

One of the reasons I came to Hawai'i was "Aloha" and all it's meanings.

Another was the "feeling" of community from PUNAWEB.

It all came together when friends Janet & Cherie pulled up to our house in HPP to tells about about the "Tsunami Watch". They know we do not have T.V or radio and are building on the ocean - away from our home phone - with spotty cell coverage.

Their "Aloha" was precious - PRICELESS!

Did I mention they live in Lelani Estates!

Mahalo - Janet & Cherie - Puna - Hawai'i

[kani-lehua]

does the civil defense here, test the sirens monthly? i've never heard them in the 9 months since moving here to the big island. we'd always hear them on the first of the month on o'ahu. come to think of it, they'd test the systems via the airwaves, too--radio and tv.

"chaos reigns within.
reflect, repent and reboot.
order shall return."

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[Rob Tucker]

You should expect to hear them today at 11:45 am.

[Kapohocat]

You should hear them today at 11:45 AM.