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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
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 Posted - 03/11/2011 : 02:53:16 AM
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I am sure all our friends will heed the sirens and move to the appropriate safe areas.
If you are interested, here is live real time tsunami watch from Hawai`i News Now.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/category.asp?C=176904&nav=menu55_1_1
Many of our friends are in Japan, as well. Don't forget our TaroPatch brother, Keonepax.
Also Bryan Tolentino, Sonny Lim, Raiatea, Makaha Sons and quite a few other musicians are in Osaka. They are safe and holed up in their hotel.
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Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
Edited by - wcerto on 03/11/2011 06:12:43 AM |
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
2168 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 04:42:37 AM
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| Tsunami warning for the coast of WA and advisory for the northern Puget Sound. Glad I'm on high ground. |
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Pupule
USA
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Posted - 03/11/2011 : 06:02:09 AM
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| Stay safe wherever you are. Thanks for the link and update, Wanda. |
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slipry1
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 03/11/2011 : 07:13:19 AM
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Originally posted by thumbstruck
Tsunami warning for the coast of WA and advisory for the northern Puget Sound. Glad I'm on high ground.
Me, too. My house is at 600' and Thumbs' is at 500' or so. We're not afraid of rising sea levels, either, but I'm concerned about what happens to the people who ARE affected. |
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
USA
928 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 07:29:36 AM
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I was playing a gig at the Outrigger when our singer got a cell phone call from her mom in Japan. I called my friends who live down by the ocean. This morning I hear that there was a strong surge that did effect some properties down by the ocean. TV is all over the event, and I am sure you can get streaming feed from the internet.
We still have power and communications, thank goodness.
It was sweet to get a concerned call from Julie Hendrix. Mahalo, Julie. We are fine.
Shirley and Bob |
Konabob's Walkingbass - http://www.konawalkingbass.com
Taropatch Steel - http://www.konaweb.com/konabob/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Konabob2+Walkingbass |
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Turtle Song
Aloha
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Posted - 03/11/2011 : 08:55:37 AM
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Stayed up online all night with friends on facebook and AOL in Hawai'i and California. Glad to hear you're OK, Bob, you've been in my prayers.
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The seeds for the flowering of our personal peace are within our hopeful, but fragmented, selves. Reflection and silence compose the winds that nurture our simplicity that is the essence of beauty. - Frank Howell
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GUke
Lokahi
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Posted - 03/11/2011 : 09:06:53 AM
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On the West Coast in California highest wave hitting Crescent City (near Oregon border) was 8 ft (second wave). Caused added damage to boats in harbor from first 6 ft wave.
In Santa Cruz only a 2 ft? wave, but the way the harbor is constructed with a small inlet, it was enough to cause damage where folks keep their pleasure boats. Small inlet accelerates water speed and rise of water. Some boats were freed from moorings, some piers destroyed. And the free floating debris (boats included) crashed into boats still tied down. So far this event occurred 3 times.
Elsewhere folks on coast noted the quick receding ocean exposing land not normally seen, followed by a quick uprising of the ocean level. To put it in perspective, for normal tide flow the process is over hours, while this event occurs within minutes. |
Genaro
Should I? Itʻs only $, and where Iʻm going itʻll burn or melt. |
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 11:29:14 AM
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| I read there was an eleven foot surge in Kealakekua bay, but haven't heard anything about serious damage in Hawai'i. Luckily all my ohana live on the windward side, facing the other way- so I wasn't too worried for them. But the potential for an earthuake of that magnitude is severe- Hawai'i was indeed blessed. |
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Puna
Lokahi
USA
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
841 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2011 : 05:31:19 AM
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Originally posted by GUke
In Santa Cruz only a 2 ft? wave, but the way the harbor is constructed with a small inlet, it was enough to cause damage where folks keep their pleasure boats. Small inlet accelerates water speed and rise of water. Some boats were freed from moorings, some piers destroyed. And the free floating debris (boats included) crashed into boats still tied down. So far this event occurred 3 times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgt8qBSZEn0
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"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
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Posted - 03/12/2011 : 8:31:40 PM
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Blessings all. Hope all in Hawaii are ok. Let me know when somebody sets up a way to send money. So many of you were a blessing during Katrina. My money is your money
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Aloha, Mike |
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Julie H
Ha`aha`a
USA
1206 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2011 : 10:17:45 PM
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I can't even believe the devastation in Japan. The videos just make my jaw drop and my heart grow cold. The damage at Santa Cruz harbor and Crescent City harbor just pales in comparison.
Having been close to the epicenter of the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, it's not enough to say that it changed my whole life. But I did survive it. However, I look at life with a whole different perspective.
For all of you folks who are impacted by this, my prayers go out to you. Other than that, I'm just at a loss of words...
Julie
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keonepax
Aloha
Japan
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Posted - 03/13/2011 : 04:17:22 AM
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I was walking outdoors when the earthquake hit. It felt strange, like I was having a dizzy spell and losing my balance. I then realized it was an earthquake. When I got home, I found some stuff had fallen at home. This was in Yokohama. We felt numerous aftershocks afterwards, but luckily no major problems in this part of Japan, except that the trains stopped running. People at work and everybody else had to figure out how to get home or find a place to spend the night. Some people walked several hours to get home.
Eventually on the TV and Internet, we could see the extent of the disaster, including video of that deadly tsunami. The death toll continues to climb and now we're dealing with nuclear reactor problems. I just heard there's going to be rolling brown outs to deal with power shortages.
Anyway, just wanted to let my Taro Patch friends that my family and I are all right. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2011 : 05:31:19 AM
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| John - I am so glad you and your family are all right. My heart breaks for the people of Japan. What we have seen on the news is beyond words to describe. The nuclear threat is so very frightening as well. Let's hope things can be cooled down and contained. We will continue to keep you and the people of Japan in our thoughts and prayers. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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Bau
Lokahi
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - 03/13/2011 : 5:37:52 PM
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| I've watched some of the footage, so sad for people of Japan, nuclear plant is realy bad news too :( |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 03/13/2011 : 6:02:42 PM
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Originally posted by keonepax
Anyway, just wanted to let my Taro Patch friends that my family and I are all right.
Thank you for that; many of us were thinking of you. |
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