On Waikiki Beach, Saultbies await a tsunami
SooToday.com
SooToday.com has received the following note from a Sault Ste. Marie couple currently in Hawaii. They have asked that their names not be used. This picture was taken from their our balcony at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Lagoon Tower on Wai...
Water receding in Waikiki
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
On Oahu, Water has been seen receding in Waikiki, Moanalua Bay, Ala Moana Beach Park about 12:20 p.m. today. The Ala Wai Canal has also been spilling over its banks in some spots. Oahu Civil Defense officials said at about 12:05 p.m. that t...
Hawaii Sounds Tsunami Warning Sirens
CBS News
Waikiki's world-famous beaches were empty and tourists gathered in small groups on sidewalks. They will be evacuated to the third floor and above of hotels when the tsunami is projected to arrive around 11:19 a.m. (4:19 p.m. EST). People in...
New Drive- Thru Pharmacy Opens in Waikiki
KHON2
A piece of Waikiki property left vacant for years will soon be a new drive-thru pharmacy. The old Jack in the Box at McCully Street and Kalakaua Avenue has been closed since 06. "Kuhio Pharmacy" will sell prescription drugs, light groceries...
No dice: Lawmakers in Hawaii kill proposals for casino in Waikiki or ...
Chicago Tribune
HONOLULU (AP) — Lawmakers in Hawaii have decided not to allow gambling on the state's sunny isles. Legislators killed a bill that would have allowed a casino in tourist-filled Waikiki. A second measure allowing gambling on Hawaiian home lan...
Waikiki braces, then breathes after tsunami scare
Wave 3
WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Under a siren's blare of a tsunami warning, an exodus of small boats sailed out of the Ala Wai Harbor, heading for deeper water. Joyce Miller was about to shove off in her 48-foot cruiser. "It's pretty steep off-sh...
Tsunami Spares Honolulu
Associated Content
... Honolulu and headed for higher ground as the police drove around warning of an impending tsunami heading toward Waikiki Beach, which was closed to tourists. A group of people and myself headed toward Diamond Head, a small mountain that ...
Hawaii avoids tsunami, pulls an upset
ESPN.com
According to the Honolulu Advertiser : The 'Bows planned to stay in a Waikiki hotel on Friday night because it was their last home game, but they were forced to evacuate in the middle of the night due to the tsunami warning. "It was like, w...
Waikiki evacuation appears to be going smoothly
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu police on all-terrain vehicles began clearing sunbathing tourists off Waikiki Beach just before 10 a.m. today as a tsunami was forecast to hit Oahu at 11:37 p.m. In hotels in the tourist district, thousands of visitors moved to hig...
Hawaii lawmakers kill proposal that would allow for casino on Waikiki
San Francisco Examiner
HONOLULU — State lawmakers have decided not to allow gambling on Hawaii's sunny isles. Legislators killed a bill Wednesday night that would have allowed for a casino in tourist-filled Waikiki. A second measure allowing gambling on Hawaiian ...
