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Whatever paul just saw in hilo, that drop in the water and now receding of water in the river is the first tsunami wave. because that's a good sign that maybe the second and third won't necessarily be all that destructive. >> again, looking at live picture of magic island. and off in the distance can you see some of the fishing boats that have evacuated the harbor. they're further out to sea where the damage will be minimized if there is any damage at all. no one at magic island at this time. at least we're hoping not. it seems that -- >> looks all clear. good thing. there was a surfer out ear...

Kind of the waves would be breaking out there, even though just a few minutes ago all was quiet out there. not a great big powerful wave coming in. it looks like there is just activity as it reach that's area, whether it's gotten a little bit shallower because the water is coming inshore or got deeper. it is hard to tell. but we can see visible signs that things are changing in hilo bay as well as the wialoa river. we see that mud pouring through the river. things pretty calm. nobody is too excited. it's not like the big powerful tsunami wave that we've seen pictures of. of course, even had vi...

Ground right now. and we're just kind of, you know, hanging out and seeing what's going to happen. >> i'm going to ask you, b.j., you're on higher ground, are you not? >> yes, i am. i'm on higher ground right now. >> the anticipation sometimes is the worst part of something like this, the not knowing what's going to happen. >> yeah. exactly. you know, just sitting here, i just keep getting that feeling that something does roll in, you know, just the heartbreak and the sadness everybody will feel if a tidal wave really comes through hilo town today. >> from your vantage point, can you see the b...

I never heard the sirens go off at 6 a.m. and start going off every hour. this search different than i've ever seen. >> as a youngster growing up, you were aware that your relatives, your aunts and uncles and others had been around when the real bad tsunami hit hilo? >> oh, as a youngster growing up, that's all we -- you know tsunami museum. the tsunami museum will be taking a hit. and you always hear about it. it never escaped their mind. >> i'm sure every hilo schoolchild made it to that museum. it would be a shame if something happened to it. a lot of archives, a lot of documents there that...

Bjpen.com. there is a pretty good vantage point. let's get mark back on the phone now. we'll keep this picture up just to keep a live shot of hilo and see what's going on. mark, are you there? >> yes, i am. i'm here. >> anything change? >> all we can see out there right now is actually a little bit of discoloration in the water. but as far as we can see, there's a little bit receding. we heard reports from our camera in coconut island that actually the water is receding. but no waves yet. >> well, that, of course, is the first indication that something's on the way. only question now will be w...