A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile put the entire State on Tsunami alert. Some people were abruptly woken by the civil defense sirens at 6am. And some people made a mad rush to gas stations and super markets around the island to pick up last-minute supplies.

People evacuated tsunami inundation zones and police closed access to coastlines.  In this photo, you can see an normally busy Kalanianaole Highway eerily empty. All access to Hawaii Kai was rerouted due to the tsunami threat.

Traffic cam at the corner of Kalanialaole Hwy and Laukahi

Thankfully we can all breathe a sigh of relief, the tsunami alert was canceled as of 1:45pm. I’m glad we have this warning system, and I’m thankful that we all take tsunamis seriously (which is a way of life for residents here).

1. Keahi Pelayo said:

   Thanks for the cool picture, hard to believe there is so little traffic there.
   Aloha,
   Keahi

   March 3, 2010 @ 6:14 pm

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