{"id":5444,"date":"2021-07-12T14:44:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T00:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:38:57","slug":"news-release-hawai%ca%bbi-emergency-management-agency-tsunami-psa-debuts-across-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/news-release-hawai%ca%bbi-emergency-management-agency-tsunami-psa-debuts-across-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS RELEASE: Hawai\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency Tsunami PSA Debuts Across the State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HONOLULU \u2013 <\/strong>\u201cLet me tell you a story about ka moana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s the opening line of a new animated public service announcement created by Oahu-based creative media company, Hyperspective, in coordination with the Hawai\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) to draw attention to the critical need to understand the natural warning signs of a tsunami, and what to do if one occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike hurricanes \u2013 which generally occur within in a certain parameter of time, or season, and often develop slowly, allowing more leeway for preparation and warning \u2013 tsunamis can occur at any time of year and with little or no warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of the PSA is the story of the ocean\u2019s many personalities, from the small and inviting kai po\u02bbi waves to the destructive force of tsunami waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd an earthquake can awaken a monster that can destroy everything in its path,\u201d the PSA goes on to say. \u201cThe tsunami.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsunamis are caused by violent seafloor movement primarily as the result of an earthquake, but they can also be caused by large landslides, lava flows entering the sea, a seamount collapse, and even the impact of a meteorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State-of-the-art technological devices are deployed around the Pacific Ocean and monitored 24\/7 \u2013 Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoys and tidal gauges, to name a few \u2013 yet it can still be very difficult to predict when a tsunami will occur and how devastating the effects will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is especially true of a local tsunami, meaning a tsunami generated by an earthquake, or other source, here in Hawai\u02bbi, where the warning time could be as little as a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, HI-EMA, in coordination with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, and our county partners, operates the largest outdoor warning siren system in the United States to provide one critical element of the larger Hawai\u02bbi Alert and Warning System, which includes the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These alerts are designed to direct Hawai\u02bbi residents and visitors to the most current and up-to-date information in the event of a tsunami or other emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the primary message of the PSA, is that the land, and especially the ocean, speak to us, if we learn to feel, see, and hear nature\u2019s warning signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are on the beach or near the shore and feel the ground shaking, if you notice the ocean recede from the shore suddenly, or you hear a deep rumbling noise coming from the sea, evacuate immediately to high ground and wait for officials to tell you when it is safe to return to shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t fool around, get to high ground,\u201d the PSA closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For latest information the\u00a0HI-EMA<\/strong>\u00a0go to:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ready.hawaii.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Douglas Carroll
Public Information Officer
douglas.m.carroll@hawaii.gov
808-285-1516<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hollie Reina
Public Relations Specialist
hollie.reina@hawaii.gov
<\/u>808-620-5423\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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