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40 feet surges, and not just the waves break on the coastline, but it's a surge that would last 15 minutes, completely inundating the coastal areas, and is that what you were afraid of. >> yes, coastal surges and overrunning many areas, like the beachfront properties, the hotels, and other areas like the roads and harbors. and we have many things to be concerned about. >> geraldo, ironically, general robert lee was sitting next to me, getting reports minute-by-minute from the capitacaptain and his men, and e about his response. >> first of all, before getting on the plane we ed tasherra and th...

As you see, the water is practical like glass here. the tsunami did strike, but the hawaiians were prepared. they received notification of the tsunami striking at 12:35, and they put out a warning which is a few miles from where i'm standing right now. i'm with ed tasherra, and how important was it to conduct those evacuations? >> it was important with an earthquake that was measuring in an 8.8 magnitude. even our tsunami warning officials were very very concerned. that an earthquake in chile, next to the water, along the coast with reads, would result in a very damaging earthquake to hawaii a...

Waves break on the coastline, but it's a surge that would last 15 minutes, completely inundating the coastal areas, and is that what you were afraid of. >> yes, coastal surges and overrunning many areas, like the beachfront properties, the hotels, and other areas like the roads and harbors. and we have many things to be concerned about. >> geraldo, ironically, general robert lee was sitting next to me, getting reports minute-by-minute from the capitacaptain and his men, and e about his response. >> first of all, before getting on the plane we ed tasherra and the governor and others, early in t...

As you see, the water is practical like glass here. the tsunami did strike, but the hawaiians were prepared. they received notification of the tsunami striking at 12:35, and they put out a warning which is a few miles from where i'm standing right now. i'm with ed tasherra, and how important was it to conduct those evacuations? >> it was important with an earthquake that was measuring in an 8.8 magnitude. even our tsunami warning officials were very very concerned. that an earthquake in chile, next to the water, along the coast with reads, would result in a very damaging earthquake to hawaii a...

Continue to improve. >> general and ed, please stay with us, geraldo, we'll be standing by for the rest of the hour. >> thank you, craig, and thank you, general and coordinator there. but we'll be back to you, john cummins, of the oahu department of emergency management. from the science channel, with me, the science show. got it right. and i want to give you specific updates. japan did issue its first tsunami warning in decades, and they evacuated hundreds of thousands. and taiwan, the huge island, semi-nation there, feared that the tsunami could hit the island's east coast. and tonga where i...