Blow. Heavy winds expected throughout the island. We have Team Coverage now. Tim heller is in the Weather Center but we begin with jana katsuyama, youve been talking to a former bay area resident now living on the big island. Reporter weve been talking to people on the ground all day long. He tells me some tourists have already checked into shelters as the island shifts to emergency mode. Winds rip through the big island. In hilo people boarded up businesses trying to avoid damage from wind or flying debris. American red cross shelters are filling up with tourists who will have to spend the night after some hilo hotels were evacuated. Stores in kona had empty shelves as people bought out supplies. Gasoline is our big seller. Weve probably been pumping two to three times what we normally pump. Reporter other islands are also on emergency mode. These men in maui putting up one last line of sandbags. Schools, hospitals, clinics are closed and have a shelter in place. The white house says
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