(Hāmākua District, Hawai‘i Island) – To seasoned wildland firefighters, the 1,400-acre brush fire that swept through former sugar cane fields in Pa‘auilo last Friday, was not a huge surprise. As firefighting agencies statewide kick off the annual Wildlife & Drought LOOKOUT! awareness campaign, last weekend’s fire highlights the importance for communities and individuals to be prepared for what […]
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Honokaa, hawaii / Light shaking (MMI IV) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s :
There was a sort of crashing sound and a feeling like a car had possibly crashed into the back of our house. It happened once and a few seconds later it happened again | 3 users found this interesting.
Kalopa, Honoka’a ho / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s :
No advance notice sound. It just rock back and for with little sound under ground. The second one just shook lightly and quick | 2 users found this interesting.