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Kamuela / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s :
It started off mild then went into a heavy sideways shaking. I couldn t walk straight and had to stand still. It lasted about 5 to 10 seconds. | 5 users found this interesting.
Hilo (500.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 15-20 s :
Held onto the TV which was shaking. Dogs in the front yard were startled and barked so they felt it outside. Lasted at least 20 seconds. | One user found this interesting.
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One big jolt. Vase fell off shelf and shattered | 3 users found this interesting.
Hilo Hawaii (49.4 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s :
Not very strong.Duration 1 or 2 seconds.. | 3 users found this interesting.
Volcano hawaii (14.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 2-5 s :
Outside- leaves rustled, grounds trembling briefly, dogs barked | 2 users found this interesting.
Waiakea, Hilo, Hawaii (44.6 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short :
Bruce Torres Fischer
Did you know the correct pronunciation of the area in Hilo commonly called Kaumana is actually Kaʻūmana? A newly launched podcast series led by a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo graduate student is on a mission to educate people about the meaning behind places and street names on Hawaiʻi Island and how to properly say them. The segment called, “Inoa Matters,” is a series of short audio lessons about inoa, the Hawaiian word for name. It is the latest string of educational episodes to be broadcast through podcast,
Podcast producer and sound engineer
Bruce Torres Fischer is the voice behind the new inoa segment. He is working on a master’s degree in the Hawaiian language and literature program at
Loved ones remember fallen officers 1 year after tragedy
HONOLULU (KITV) One year after terrible tragedy struck a Diamond Head neighborhood, family and community members continue to mourn the loss of two Honolulu police officers who lost their lives that day.
Tiffany Enriquez, a seven-year veteran of the force assigned to Waikiki, left behind three daughters, and a grandson at the time.
Her family says it still feels like yesterday that the nightmare unfolded.
“This loss wasn’t just a loss for our family, it was a loss for the entire community” explained Enriquez’s daughter, Teiya-Rose Delgado Sandoval. “We’re all in this together. We just take it day by day, and we get through it together.”