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Tsunami produces minor flooding, evacuations

The emergency center at the Kauai Veterans Center was full of activity on Wednesday as evacuees anxiously waited for news about flight departures from the…

Why a powerful earthquake made a weak tsunami

Early Wednesday, a powerful earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Tsunami centers along the…

Powerful quake in Russia causes tsunami

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, generating a tsunami of up to 13 feet, damaging buildings and prompting…

Kauaians celebrate impacts of new laws

The Kauai contingent of legislators and a group of community advocates met with Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke on Friday to celebrate recent legislation that protects…