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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Roads are heavy with traffic as people try to make it safely home or evacuate high-risk areas. “We opened up all of our closures,” said Ed Sniffen, Hawaii Department of Transportation’s deputy director. “The Likelike closure is opened up, we got rid of the contraflow in Nanakuli today because we saw a…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A tsunami wave is expected to hit Hawaiʻi, and the first impact near Kauaʻi is projected to hit around 7:10 p.m. “This is the most serious warning that you can have,” Governor Josh Green, M.D. said. “It is not a watch. It is a warning. Which means we have to evacuate the…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A tsunami warning is in effect for the island of Oʻahu following alerts issued by the Oʻahu Department of Emergency Management on Tuesday, July 29. Officials warn that the first wave is expected to arrive at approximately 7:17 p.m. Residents in tsunami evacuation zones are being urged to evacuate immediately. The warning…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In response to a Tsunami Warning, Hawaiʻi County has ordered an immediate evacuation of all tsunami inundation zones. You can click here to find the tsunami evacuation zones for Hawaii Island. The evacuation order follows an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 1:25 p.m. HST. Tsunami…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The National Weather Service has issued a Tsunami Warning for the State of Hawai‘i following a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia. Where to find your tsunami evacuation zone This event occurred at approximately 1:34 p.m. HST and is expected to generate a tsunami that may be…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi’s tsunami evacuation zones are color-coded to guide responses based on the severity of tsunami threats: Red Zones (Tsunami Evacuation Zone, TEZ) are the area that need to evacuate immediately during most tsunami warnings. What’s the difference between tsunami warning, watch? Yellow Zones (Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone, XTEZ) mean you will need…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Tsunamis move fast which means you will not have much time to evacuate. In Hawaii, it also means every second counts once a warning is issued or the earth shakes. Since everyone in Hawaii, technically, lives near the ocean, you must have a plan. So, here’s how to evacuate safely and quickly.…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — If a tsunami is coming to Hawaii, do you know what kind of alert to watch for? In Hawai‘i, there are four different tsunami alerts. Each one means something different and knowing what they mean could save your life. These alerts come from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the National Weather Service…