• Uncategorical Weirdness

    Tsunami evacuation: Kihei Lutheran Church

    We moved to a nearby church lot after getting coffee and bagels. Now have power, water, restrooms, snacks. David now giving tech support on how to send texts to other tourists that don’t know how. Traffic light on Hwy 31. We heard that access to south Kihei Rd. will be restricted, cops want it cleared by 10am. Latest update we had is 7 ft waves expected at Kahului after 11am, monitoring radio and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center website. Friend is working at my office today (I’m a corporate travel agent) reports OGG operating for now, no delays. Airport here is…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Tsunami Wave Action

    BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 624 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010 TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010 COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE – 8.8 MOMENT MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ——————- —– —— —– ————— —– RIKITEA…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Tsunami evacuation point Alanui Ke Ali’i school

    Monitoring Pacific Tsunami warning system site, wave heights reported at Easter Island only a couple feet, expected to reach Hilo about 1105am HST, it’s currently 640am HST. Could have taken the time to pack everything and bring snacks, will be a long day. Cops are here at the school now, listening to Hawaii Public Radio for news – announcer very calm and helpful. For context, it was a Chilean eathquake in 1960 that caused a devastating tsunami to hit Hilo, with terrible loss of life. This is serious, because although the waves may only be 1-2 feet high in The…

  • Photos and Shutterblogs - Traveling Along, We're Adventurers

    All Snorked Out

    Today being our last full day on Maui (booooooooooo!! WAAAAAAAAH!!) we went for one last snorkel swim at the far end of the beach from the condo. I had been talking big like “Oh, let’s go to this place south of Ka’anapali” that I read about in the Snorkel Maui Lanai and Molokai Guide but in the end my relaxed attitude towards early rising this last week led to some pretty late starts. That’s okay, we’re still on vacation! Anyway, we got our gear out and went down the beach for what turned out to be a pretty enjoyable snorkel.…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Only 90 Calories (and 7.5 ounces/222ml) per can!

    David didn’t notice the downsizing until he grabbed 2 different cans the other day. My own can of Aloha Maid was 11.5 oz./ 340ml of uncarbonated cane sugar goodness, instead of a full twelve ounces. Grrr. Via: Flickr Title: Only 90 Calories (and 7.5 ounces/222ml) per can! By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 26 Feb ’10, 4.20pm CST PST

  • Food, Glorious Food - Traveling Along, We're Adventurers

    Good Things Come At Threes

    New restaurant in Kihei, open only three weeks, with three young owners. Great food, great prices, nice ambiance makes a change from all the slightly funky places in the same block. Wheelchair access ramp, indoor seating with air-conditioning, outdoor deck under a shady tree doubles the seating area. No liquor yet, but planning to open a new club/lounge section by April. WIN! Three’s Bar & Grill, a new Hawaiian Fusion restaurant, occupies the space of the former Bada Bing restaurant in Kihei’s Kalama Village. They serve up a fusion of Hawaiian, Southern, and Eastern cuisine with steak and seafood specialities.…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Only in Utah...

    Dumbass

    bright enough to know you have to declare a firearm when checking in for a flight, not bright enough to UNLOAD and then PROPERLY HANDLE the weapon when declaring same. Skycap suffered minor shrapnel injury in his foot because this dumbass took a loaded weapon to the Salt Lake airport. Security scare: Gun accidentally discharged at Salt Lake City airport – Salt Lake Tribune A passenger checking a gun accidentally discharged his weapon on the curbside of Terminal I of Salt Lake City International Airport. The passenger was declaring his weapon to Sky Cap when he either mishandled or dropped…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Only in Utah...

    Dumbass

    bright enough to know you have to declare a firearm when checking in for a flight, not bright enough to UNLOAD and then PROPERLY HANDLE the weapon when declaring same. Skycap suffered minor shrapnel injury in his foot because this dumbass took a loaded weapon to the Salt Lake airport. Security scare: Gun accidentally discharged at Salt Lake City airport – Salt Lake Tribune A passenger checking a gun accidentally discharged his weapon on the curbside of Terminal I of Salt Lake City International Airport. The passenger was declaring his weapon to Sky Cap when he either mishandled or dropped…