Website provides information for those in Hawaii under Tsunami Warning (live streaming video)
Update: All tsunami warnings have been canceled. Here is a timelapse video that shows the Hawaii tsunami. Fortunately, waves were only between 1 and 3 feet.
You can view the live streaming video below and follow the conversation on Twitter here: hitsunami
The tsunami is expected to hit Hawaii at 11:20 a.m. HT and estimates put the wave surge between 9 and 16 feet. Citizens are recommended to store food for at least 5-7 days per person and enough water to last between 5 and 7 days.
You may access emergency contact phone numbers for Hawaii here: Pacific Disaster Center http://www.pdc.org
The Pacific Disaster Center is also on Facebook and Twitter
Those who choose to follow the tsunami on Twitter can find more information here: #tsunami
Live streaming video by Ustream
Aaron Okura, an employee of a hotel in the Waikiki area of Honolulu, helps move several lounge chairs from the swimming-pool area of the hotel Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean. Sirens blared in Hawaii to alert residents to the impending waves, with authorities asking people living near the water to evacuate. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)
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I live in California and I think it's so sad what is happening in Chile and Hawaii. I live near the area of California that's also getting warned, but I'm mostly worried about the people and Hawaii and Chile. I send everyone my love and the best of luck.
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