Hawaii’s outdoor sirens were born after a deadly 1946 tsunami, designed to warn of disasters with a single unmistakable tone. But during the 2023 Maui wildfires, they stayed silent—leaving many ...

It’s one thing to be a retired first responder and consultant who has spent decades training others to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies. It’s another thing entirely to become the ...

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A map shows the epicenter of the major quake off Russia today in relation to Hawaii. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A map shows the epicenter of the major quake off Russia today in ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred off the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east Russian coast. The ...

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at around 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, sparking concerns of a potential tsunami along the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. NOAA and the ...

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia this morning, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center officials said. “Based on all available data a ...

For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake. The magnitude 7 ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Friday. The earthquake took place at ...

The United States faced a tsunami scare in late July after one of the strongest earthquakes on record struck off Russia’s coast, prompting warnings across Hawaii and coastal areas. Public agencies ...

On July 29, Hawaii faced a tsunami threat that turned into a massive wake-up call. Although no wave hit, the evacuation exposed serious flaws — from non-working sirens to crashed websites and hours of ...

Deficiencies in managing the tsunami threat to Hawaii last month are leading to planned improvements that include manual traffic intersection management, fewer broken warning sirens and safety ...

State and local emergency response officials are working on an after-action report following the tsunami warning in July. Traffic during the evacuation period was a key concern. Department of ...