Tsunami Threat: : Series of
destructive ocean waves that can effect all shorelines.
May occur at any time with limited
or no warning. A
strong earthquake may cause tsunamis. Go to high ground immediately.
"A steady three minute
siren tone is the attention alert signal. Tune your radio or
television to any station and listen for emergency information and
instructions ...
Persons in shoreline or beach areas should go to high ground
immediately."
From the Disaster Preparedness Info pages,
State Civil Defense System.
If a "watch"
has been issued, tsunamis are possible; get ready. If a "warning"
is issued, you should leave coastal areas immediately.
For the
island of Oahu, see the tsunami evacuation maps in
the Verizon Phone Book. They start on page 59 in the General
Information Section of the Phone Book valid through October 2005 or
link to Oahu
Civil Defense Agency Evacuation Zone Maps. Or access the Oahu
Civil Defense Evacuation Zone Maps listed below:
If you are in a safe area, stay
there. Do not get into your car and make potential traffic
worse. Wait for the "all-clear" announcement.
If
you're in a Tsunami Zone, emergency authorities recommend not using your
car. If you're in Waikiki, Civil Defense authorities don't
want people to try to leave. They recommend "Vertical
Evacuation." Reinforced concrete buildings survive tsunamis
well, and Waikiki residents and visitors are urged to go to the third
floor or higher. If you're in Lanikai, Oahu head inland and uphill by
foot. The road out of Lanikai is in a Tsunami Zone and will
probably be grid locked.
