• Uncategorical Weirdness

    Inappropriate Quotation Marks “Emergency Transportation”

    February 27, 2010 - By 

    While waiting for the all-clear at Kihei Lutheran, found this trove of inappropriate quote marks in their Community Outreach bulletin board. They mean well, and offer some kind of "Emergency Transportation", a "Choices" food program, and can do "Flyers" for special occasions. Thanks to them for their hospitality while we waited out the tsunami. They would have made a KILLING on a bake sale today, though! Via: Flickr Title: Inappropriate Quotation Marks "Emergency Transportation" By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 27 Feb ’10, 5.06pm CST PST

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    View towards Highway 31

    February 27, 2010 - By 

    We’re at Kihei Lutheran with other tourists and residents. A ok waiting it out. #fb Water system shut down soon as a precaution. We won’t see anything up here, the waves that hit Tahiti were smaller than forecasted which is apparently good sign for events in next hour. Listening to local talk radio, some idiot woman was talking about looting in Haiti after their devastating eathquake. Stupid! Meanwhile, callers are talking about how their communities were mobilizing, stockpiling propane gas bottles, organizing folks to get elders and carless folks to higher ground. Locals now starting to arrive up here, they…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Tsunami evacuation: Kihei Lutheran Church

    February 27, 2010 - By 

    We moved to a nearby church lot after getting coffee and bagels. Now have power, water, restrooms, snacks. David now giving tech support on how to send texts to other tourists that don’t know how. Traffic light on Hwy 31. We heard that access to south Kihei Rd. will be restricted, cops want it cleared by 10am. Latest update we had is 7 ft waves expected at Kahului after 11am, monitoring radio and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center website. Friend is working at my office today (I’m a corporate travel agent) reports OGG operating for now, no delays. Airport here is…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Tsunami Wave Action

    February 27, 2010 - By 

    BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 624 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010 TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010 COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE – 8.8 MOMENT MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ——————- —– —— —– ————— —– RIKITEA…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Tsunami evacuation point Alanui Ke Ali’i school

    February 27, 2010 - By 

    Monitoring Pacific Tsunami warning system site, wave heights reported at Easter Island only a couple feet, expected to reach Hilo about 1105am HST, it’s currently 640am HST. Could have taken the time to pack everything and bring snacks, will be a long day. Cops are here at the school now, listening to Hawaii Public Radio for news – announcer very calm and helpful. For context, it was a Chilean eathquake in 1960 that caused a devastating tsunami to hit Hilo, with terrible loss of life. This is serious, because although the waves may only be 1-2 feet high in The…