I'm sure you all know about the 9.0 earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami and nuclear disaster. We were on Kauai at the time. It was a bit of a challenge dealing with the what-if's of the tsunami warning for Kauai. There was a lot of lead time for us even though the wave was moving toward us at something like 500 miles an hour.
To get down to Nawiliwili Harbor from our apartment you have to drive down about a 40' hill. We're thinking we're probably totally safe. The islanders were very busy, however, getting to their boats to either take them out of the water, take them to safer anchorage, get them out to deep water, or to make them as secure as they could at the dock. The shoreline residents and resorts were challenged to get themselves, their guests and their property safely situated; the Red Cross was busy organizing for sheltering if needed.
The tsunami reached Kauai during the night. Some damage did occur on Kauai and elsewhere, but certainly not nearly to the magnitude of what took place in Japan. Quite a few of the islanders are Japanese or of Japanese descent and so, emotionally, Kauai was closely tied to this event. One of our island church members is a missionary to Japan and we were certainly in prayer for his safety and the opportunites he might have to share Hope.
It was a huge tragedy for Japan - and continues to wreak havoc there to lives and property.
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