OT- Tsunami hitting here in under 4 hours.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:16 am

8.9 earthquake in Japan generating an estimate 6 feet rise in sea level here. Sirens now blazing. Tsunami going to hit here in a tad under 4 hours. My house 3 feet above sea level with river in back yard a mile from beach. Civil defense says we should be safe, hope they are correct. Keep me in your prayers.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:26 am

Good luck. I'd sit inside an inner tube just to be safe.

Is this Ganjiro? I've been thinking about doing a thread for "Best Rifle/Ukulele Combo".

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:49 am

Hey there, Ji. Hope everything turns out okay. Good to see you here again so soon. Is there a pattern emerging?

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:21 am

Will be thinking of you, good luck.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:24 am

Prayers sent, hope your Civil Defense is right on this one.

Post by **Hobie** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:29 am

Prayers said for you and all Hawaiians.

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:56 am

Prayers sent and hang loose Brother.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:56 am

Find your water filter and keep it handy.

Lessee, a good hank of rope and a couple of your beautiful pig stickers might come in handy.

Be safe friend.

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:03 am

Friends in Kapalua right now. Where are you Ji?

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:07 am

Prayers said for you and yours

86er · Post by **86er** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:33 am

I hope all is well!

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:36 am

Done for all of you...

El Chivo wrote:Is this Ganjiro? I've been thinking about doing a thread for "Best Rifle/Ukulele Combo".

Yup, that's our buddy from the Islands!

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:47 am

Friends on the 6th floor in Kaanapali on the island of Maui.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:52 am

Praying for all concerned and in danger.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:54 am

Going out Ji! Stay safe Brother.

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:00 am

I'm praying for you. Take care my friend.

Bogie

Post by **AmBraCol** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:05 am

I just learned that the British have issued a tsunami warning to their citizens all over the Pacific, clear down to Colombia and Peru. If Hawaii is looking at 6 feet of increase in sea level, what would that translate clear over here? Six inches?

Anyway, take care Ji. Prayers up for you and the rest who are in harm's way.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:58 am

AmBraCol wrote:I just learned that the British have issued a tsunami warning to their citizens all over the Pacific, clear down to Colombia and Peru. If Hawaii is looking at 6 feet of increase in sea level, what would that translate clear over here? Six inches?

Anyway, take care Ji. Prayers up for you and the rest who are in harm's way.

Yep, but six MAN inches.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:01 am

Ji posted that at 4:16AM, it's now after 9:00. It should have hit Hawaii by now. Anybody have any reports from there?

Joe

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:01 am

Prayers to you and your family and everyone in Hawaii.

My prayers also go out to the people of Japan and the Americans who will no doubt be sent there to help with the mess.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:08 am

Found this on Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/ ... ke_pacific

Joe

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:44 am

Stay safe bruddah!

Oly

Jeff H · Post by **Jeff H** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:44 am

First thing that popped up when I searched.
Sounds like waves were only 1' above normal but they are not sure they are out of the woods.
He may have been forced to evacuate and just can't go home and log on.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/03/ ... 299847122/

Jeff H · Post by **Jeff H** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:50 am

J Miller wrote:Found this on Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/ ... ke_pacific

Joe

Amazing how different two reports can be in "the information age." Or have we "progressed" beyond the information age and I missed it.

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:58 am

Small surges are causing damage to boats along the CA coastline, particularly in Monterey Bay. Small craft have broken loose from moorings and have been floating around the harbor in Santa Cruz. There are also surge reports from Ft. Bragg and Eureka, but so far no tsunami.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:36 pm

Brother I've been praying for you since 02:30 eastern when I first heard about it on the news. Let us know something when you can.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:49 pm

Aloha guys. I stayed up until the danger had passed so about 4:30 a.m. local time keeping watch just in case civil defense was mistaken, and we needed to evacuate quickly. I went out to my backyard pier at zero hour and saw surges moving swiftly upstream when tide should have been going out. Fortunately the level rose only a couple feet. I am on the east coast of O'ahu island and it seems that most of the damage was along the more exposed north shores of all islands with 6 to 7 feet rise in water level reported at Haleiwa Harbor, O'ahu, Hilo Bay, Hawai'i, and Kahului Harbor, Maui. There was damage reported along other coastal areas to boats in the harbors but fortunately no loss of life. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts. Things could have been allot worse. I was wondering which guns I should grab if the water level started rising. I realized I have too many guns. The saltwater would have wrecked havoc on them but bottom line they are only material things. Rambling thoughts from a exhausted mind.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:59 pm

Prayers up Ji.

Jeff H · Post by **Jeff H** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:22 pm

Friends Call Me Ji wrote:Aloha guys.........I was wondering which guns I should grab if the water level started rising..........

Glad to hear you're OK!
You must not read the "whic ONE gun would you grab if...." threads.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 4:50 pm

Thanks Ji for the update. Glad everything turned out OK.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 5:51 pm

thanks for the update, even tho' you posted it as I was writing something longer, and decided to go with short & to the point.

piller · Post by **piller** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:03 pm

I have been at work since very early. Glad to see that you are ok Ji. I have been praying today as often as I could. Hope to hunt with you again someday.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:42 pm

Glad to see you weathered it well. blessings Ji.

1886 · Post by **1886** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:10 pm

Prayers said for all. Be safe. God Bless, 1886.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:59 pm

Friends Call Me Ji wrote:I realized I have too many guns.

Take a nap - you're obviously sleep-deprived, and suffering from delusions...

Friends Call Me Ji wrote: I was wondering which guns I should grab if the water level started rising.

See - you don't have too many guns, you just don't have a big enough cart/vehicle/boat/warehouse...

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:05 pm

Glad you weathered it well!

m.wun · Post by **m.wun** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:13 pm

Glad to here everthing went OK!My inlaws have a place in Ko'Olina and my sister inlaw
left last knight,spending the night in the car by H1 and makakilo Hights exit...

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:17 pm

Jeff H wrote:
Friends Call Me Ji wrote:Aloha guys.........I was wondering which guns I should grab if the water level started rising..........
Glad to hear you're OK!
You must not read the "whic ONE gun would you grab if...." threads.

+1

Glad for our Brother Ji, but am overwhelmed over what has happened and is continuing to happen in Japan. If those nuclear reactors let go

........prayers fellas!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:40 pm

Glad you are okay Ji! I thought about you several times today while working. Prayers up for those in Japan and elsewhere hit hardest by this...

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:35 am

Thanks again friends and brothers for your support and encouragement.

Glad to hear visiting friends and family came out unscathed too.
I reel in horror every time I see footage of the Tsunami in Sendai, Japan.
My wife's kid brother is transferring over to Yokohama, Japan, and leaves with his Japanese wife on Sunday. Fortunately Yokohama not affected as bad as the more northern coastline. Prayers to my family there.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:56 pm

I just got some bad news. I have a cousin in Japan who retired to Sendai, Japan (straight in from epicenter of quake, and major center of quake and tsunami damage) 3 years ago. All roads, trains, telephone cut off to the area and no one has heard from him nor can contact since the disaster.

Post by **Hobie** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:02 pm

Friends Call Me Ji wrote:I just got some bad news. I have a cousin in Japan who retired to Sendai, Japan (straight in from epicenter of quake, and major center of quake and tsunami damage) 3 years ago. All roads, trains, telephone cut off to the area and no one has heard from him nor can contact since the disaster.

Very sorry to hear that Ji. A friend of mine said that he was able to get in touch with cousins that DROVE out to check on an uncle and that is how they know he is fine but that they can't get news on many of their other friends and family. So, we will keep a good thought and prayer knowing that you are worried for him.

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:32 pm

More prayers on the way!

Post by **AmBraCol** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 11:11 pm

Trying times come when stuff hits the oscillating air displacement mechanism and we can't get in touch with loved ones. We'll definitely pray for him - and for those of you who are worried about him.

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:17 am

I'm praying some more.

bogie

gak · Post by **gak** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:33 am

++1 thoughts and prayers to all in Japan and those with friends and family impacted by this awful situation.

Ji in Hawaii · Post by **Ji in Hawaii** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:16 am

NHK NEWS http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Over 10,000 unaccounted for in northeast Japan

In Friday's major earthquake and tsunamis, 689 people have been confirmed dead in eastern Japan. The death toll will exceed 1,000, as hundreds of bodies are still unidentified in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures. On top of that, more than 10,000 people in several prefectures have not been in contact with anyone.

In the coastal town of Minami-sanriku in Miyagi Prefecture, about 10,000 people have not been in contact. That is more than half the town's population of 17,000. Most of the town's buildings have been washed away by a tsunami, though a hospital and several other concrete structures are still standing.

In Miyagi Prefecture, 178 people have been confirmed dead. The death toll in the prefecture could exceed 500 as hundreds of bodies are still unidentified.
On a beach in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture's main city, 200 to 300 unidentified bodies have been found. It is believed they were swept away by a tsunami. Police have not yet confirmed the number. About 100 bodies in each of 2 other cities in the prefecture have been carried into gymnasiums for identification.

In neighboring Iwate Prefecture, 258 people have been confirmed dead and the death toll will rise above 500. The city of Rikuzen-takata has been devastated by a tsunami. The Self-Defense Forces say they have found 300 to 400 bodies there.

Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:58 +0900 (JST)

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:15 am

Prayers continue.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:53 am

Still praying.

wecsoger · Post by **wecsoger** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:09 pm

My sympathies on your missing friend.

Michael Yon posted a link for people finder

http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en

I don't know how useful it would be but it's from Google so it's legitimate.

D**ned shame, they didn't deserve this. I've been to Japan twice on (too short) business visits, in the Osaka region. Very interesting and always wanted to go back.