Oahu’s tsunami evacuation maps will be updated for the first time in 19 years, in response to updated ocean-floor data. The city Department of Emergency Management will hold public outreach ...

The hazard areas marked by the signs encompass both of Oahu’s evacuation zones: the standard zone, marked in red on the map, which is closest to shore and would be evacuated for any tsunami ...

New streets, new homes, new elevations - it's all incorporated into Oahu's new tsunami evacuation maps, updated for the first time in nearly two decades. The new maps are now online, and looking ...

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...

The month commemorates the April 1, 1946 tsunami in Hawaii that was generated by a large earthquake in the Aleutian Islands. Preparedness info, evacuation maps and a tsunami education video are ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, however emergency managers are reminding the public to be ready year-round. Let’s review what you need to know in case a ...

Quickly leave red Tsunami Evacuation Zones to Green Safe Zones as indicated on the Tsunami Evacuation Map. In Honolulu, this could be the 4th floor or higher of a building 10 stories or taller ...

Hawaii has one of the most sophisticated ... killing 159 people. For decades, tsunami evacuation maps have appeared in every Hawaiian telephone directory. Signs have alerted beachgoers of the ...

Hawaii’s community wildfire protection ... Maui County’s website does have a link to a tsunami evacuation map, which was published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

emergency communications and evacuation planning so that residents properly know where to go during the tsunami threat.” Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth agreed and emailed the link to all county ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Department of Natural Resources released new tsunami evacuation maps on Friday so residents living along the coast can plan their route before a tsunami hits and know how ...