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>> sure. overnight one of our dams reached a threshold that requires us to implement an evacuation for anybody down street in the inundation area. fortunately, the level of the dam has since levelled out, and dropped below that warning threshold. these residents are able to return, but due to the volume of the water, there's still a lot of flooding in that area that may limit them from getting back to their residents. the good news is dam emergency has subsided. >> that's good news. it seems there's very little as this continues to play out. you told one of my producers that you all were looki...

Kahului two feet. our warning threshold is three feet. this was below the warning threshold, so it's beginning to look like the evacuation may not have been necessary. >> but it was still a good precaution. >> well, yes, it was still a great precaution. and since everyone has evacuated, let us do the job and make sure it's safe before we cancel. >> issued an evacuation effort based on the strength of the earthquake which was higher than you initially predicted, so that was above the threshold of what you typically go by? >> yeah. we issued the warning not just based on how big the earthquake w...