On Saturday, the entire state of Hawaii was put under a tsunami warning by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center due to a 7.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Canada. City and County officials and emergency responders quickly worked together to evacuate costal areas and prepare for the worst. Fortunately, the waves that did hitnhe Hawaiian Islands were tiny in size, with the largest reaching only several feet in height. Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle commented, ”We will learn from every one of these events that we have, and there are some small wrinkles that probably could have minor adjustments, but in fact this was done effectively, efficiently and professionally by all the people who were there in the emergency operating center. There wasn’t the slightest overreaction when you have that magnitude of an earthquake and you are aware of the fact that there are going to be tsunami waves traveling quickly across the ocean to Hawaii. This was a potentially dangerous situation and had to be treated as such.”
President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Mike McCartney, noted that he was very pleased with how the visitor industry handled the emergency. McCartney stated, ”I think what we see time and time again is that we have excellent leadership and excellent staff in our properties. They train for this; they know what to do. They handled the guests and it went well. The aloha spirit was alive and well. We just appreciated everyone’s patience, especially our visitors going through this. But in the end it was very important to be safe, and Hawaii really prides itself on that, being prepared and being safe.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-29-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
