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...beach in Waikiki at 6 a.m. when the first tsunami warning sirens went off, blaring for 10 minutes - as they would every hour throughout the state. (They went off again at 7 a.m., in case anyone missed it.) By then, news of the massive quake in Chile had already filtered into hotels and homes in the area. (See pictures of the earthquake aftermath in Chile...
...ocean safety officials were going from hotel to hotel to brief tourists of what to do. Keep away from the shore. And evacuate vertically - that is, to higher floors - if the word is given to do so. Public address systems repeated this information constantly on the streets of Waikiki as well as in all hotels in the area. (See the recovery from the great Indian Ocean tsunami...
...building codes are far tougher in Chile than they are in Haiti, which should help limit the number of casualties from today's quake. So far, 147 people have been confirmed dead, but that number is expected to rise. (Read "After Chile's Quake: Waiting for a Tsunami on Waikiki...
...generally agreed that the sport has roots in ancient Polynesia, but it didn't really enter the modern mindset until the mid 20th-century, when Waikiki's "beach boys" decided to stand up on their longboards and paddle around with outrigger canoe oars to get a better look at their surfing students, spot far-off waves, take photos for tourists or simply to have something to do on flat days. It wasn't until the late 1990s that the modern explosion began, thanks to big wave surfer and exercise guru Laird Hamilton picking up SUP and publicizing it as simultaneously...
Marriott Rewards. Oahu's Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is offering a special surf package. Along with your room, you'll get to borrow a board and a surf jersey for a two-and-a-half-hour group lesson with the Faith Surf School. Rates start at $309 per night, through November. 2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu...