*A tsunami warning is not to prepare for a giant wave. The event is a series of waves over a varied period of hours, at varies intervals.
*The first wave is not necessarily the biggest.
*The height of the waves are not the only issue; the waves are traveling at a much stronger current and usually bring and pick up a lot of debris, making them very dangerous.
*The last major tsunami to hit was so long ago there are whole generations that have never experienced this high of an advisory.
*This 8.8 earthquake to hit Chile last night is tied for the 4th largest earthquake recorded in history (the other is Equador in 1906).
Updates...
*Tsunami ETA for O'ahu is 11:35am (according to KHNL2)
*Almost 11:10am and no major activity reported in Hilo.
*Another siren just sounded, nothing in sight here so far.
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