02-28-2010, 08:34 AM
We DID have a small wave....and it would have been bigger (and more to the scale some would have liked) if the tsunami had hit at high tide, rather than at low tide....
Both airports are within the tsunami zone... the RUNWAYS are not, but are built up... for Hilo, the whole cargo loading area is WITHIN the tsunami zone....
The breakwater may seem to be a non-issue, until you research the way things used to be transported into Hilo... if the breakwater were "bust up" for a time, the harbor in Hilo would not be as reliable (if it were spared).... cost of goods would go up (and has in past tsunami events) AND perishables could perish at anchor....
I am not trying to berate, but to advise... I did not single anyone out (although I was singled out)
I have been vacationing when hurricanes have hit (totally screws with your vacation plans), was in a house when a tornado hit & the aftermath - house repairs, magnificent trees gone, no power for a week, have lived through ice storms & snowstorms that have shut down the whole area I lived in.....
I can tell any of you that have not had this "fun": IT IS NOT FUN.... some people die without needed services, some of your hard earned money is wasted (inc. everything in your frig is turned into a putrid waste... ), no running water (carrying water for a week is a true pain...more than that .... NO THANKS!) the cost of basics goes up & if you do not have cash... you may not be able to buy (no electricity means no bank cards.... did anyone here have the forethought to get a few weeks of cash out? ) totally not fun...
Both airports are within the tsunami zone... the RUNWAYS are not, but are built up... for Hilo, the whole cargo loading area is WITHIN the tsunami zone....
The breakwater may seem to be a non-issue, until you research the way things used to be transported into Hilo... if the breakwater were "bust up" for a time, the harbor in Hilo would not be as reliable (if it were spared).... cost of goods would go up (and has in past tsunami events) AND perishables could perish at anchor....
I am not trying to berate, but to advise... I did not single anyone out (although I was singled out)
I have been vacationing when hurricanes have hit (totally screws with your vacation plans), was in a house when a tornado hit & the aftermath - house repairs, magnificent trees gone, no power for a week, have lived through ice storms & snowstorms that have shut down the whole area I lived in.....
I can tell any of you that have not had this "fun": IT IS NOT FUN.... some people die without needed services, some of your hard earned money is wasted (inc. everything in your frig is turned into a putrid waste... ), no running water (carrying water for a week is a true pain...more than that .... NO THANKS!) the cost of basics goes up & if you do not have cash... you may not be able to buy (no electricity means no bank cards.... did anyone here have the forethought to get a few weeks of cash out? ) totally not fun...