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Similar here in hilo bay and back in '57 we had one come from the russian area. it doesn't matter which direction this wave is coming from. unfortunately, hilo bay is shaped in that form that allows this wave to amplify. hilo will be the first in our state to feel the effects of this tsunami set to arrive in the city by the bay at 11:05 our time which is now, as pamela mentioned, about ten minutes away here in the islands. >> those estimated wave heights, first at 11:05 in hilo about 6 to 7 foot. then going on at 11:26 with somewhere between 3 and 9 foot waves. honolulu, 11:37 with 1 to 2 foot...

>> gregg: hawaii bracing for a tsunami set off by the earthquake in chile and first wave is expected to hit the hawaiian islands in about 20 minutes from now. sirens blaring there, urging people to find higher ground. folks filling up their cars with gasoline, preparing to head away from the shoreline. waves have hit french polynesia. the tsunami could hit the shores of australia, new zealand and countries in asia. 53 nations and territories right now under tsunami warning. >> julie: social networking sites on the internet playing a big role providing news about the earthquake like facebook an...

Struck, strongest to hit chile in half a century. collapsing buildings and homes and sending people out into the streets trapping others. search and rescue teams are frantically trying to locate those that have survived. death toll, 147, but communications are fractured right now so word of other deaths and injuries have not reached us as yet but is expected to grow. >> julie: the tsunami set in motion by the earthquake racing across the ocean at jetliner speed. three people died off of islands off the chilean coast so you can imagine how far these waves