{"id":54,"date":"2025-12-24T10:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/test-dps\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T20:38:43","slug":"tsunami","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/tsunami\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami and Coastal Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the main UH M\u0101noa Campus is at low risk for threat of a tsunami, UHM has several coastal facilities that are potentially at risk from a tsunami event. Upon notification of a potential tsunami that may affect the state, government officials will activate warning protocols to inform the community of the threat. This may include the activation of public safety messages, as well as the activation of the civil defense sirens. Turn on the TV or radio for official messaging.<\/p>\n<p>The island of O\u02bbahu is highly susceptible to tsunami and coastal flooding as these events have occurred many times in the past. Coastal areas where university facilities and vessels are located may be affected. Coastal flooding is also associated with hurricanes, high surf, and severe storms.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>When a Tsunami or Coastal Flooding Occurs&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you live, work, play, or transit a low lying coastal area, be familiar with the location of the tsunami evacuation zone. The latest tsunami evacuation maps can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.gov\/site-dem-sitearticles\/35781-tsunami.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State of Hawai\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Always follow the advice of local emergency and law enforcement authorities. In the event of a tsunami, those living in an evacuation zone should leave their homes immediately.<\/li>\n<li>If you must evacuate your home, leave in an orderly and calm manner and proceed to the closest tsunami refuge center. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.gov\/csd-news-2012\/5516-10-27-12-tsunami-refuge-center-list.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of tsunami refuge centers<\/a> is available online.<\/li>\n<li>If you are at the beach or near the ocean, and you feel the earth shake, move immediately inland to higher ground. DO NOT wait for a tsunami warning to be issued. Stay away from rivers and streams that lead to the ocean due to the potential for strong tsunami waves and currents.<\/li>\n<li>If roads are flooded, do not attempt to drive through the rising water. Vehicles can easily be swept away.<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsunami.gov\/?page=productRetrieval\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Tsunami Warning Center&#8217;s notification system<\/a> to receive tsunami warning messages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What to do in Case of&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row p-2\">\n<div class=\"col-4 p-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/hurricane\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-light py-5 px-3 text-center\"><i class=\"fa fa-superpowers fa-5x\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center font-weight-bold\">Hurricanes and Severe Storms<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sr-only\">Link to Hurricanes and Severe Storms<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-4 p-2\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/tsunami\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-light py-5 px-3 text-center\"><i class=\"fa fa-tint fa-5x\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center font-weight-bold\">Tsunami and Coastal Flooding<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sr-only\">Link to Tsunami and Coastal Flooding<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-4 p-2\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/earthquake\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-light py-5 px-3 text-center\"><i class=\"fa fa-building fa-5x\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center font-weight-bold\">Earthquake<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sr-only\">Link to Earthquake<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row p-2\">\n<div class=\"col-4 p-2\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/fire\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-light py-5 px-3 text-center\"><i class=\"fa fa-fire fa-5x\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center font-weight-bold\">Fire<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sr-only\">Link to Fire<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-4 p-2\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/bomb\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-light py-5 px-3 text-center\"><i class=\"fa fa-bomb fa-5x\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center font-weight-bold\">Bomb Threat or Explosion<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sr-only\">Link to Bomb Threat or Explosion<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-4 p-2\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/active-shooter\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-light py-5 px-3 text-center\"><i class=\"fa fa-user-secret fa-5x\"><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center font-weight-bold\">Active Shooter<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"sr-only\">Link to Active Shooter<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary btn-lg btn-block active\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/emergency-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-address-book\"><\/i> Emergency Management State and Local Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For more information or inquiries, please contact Emergency Management Coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/emergency-management-coord\/\">Jimmy Lagunero<\/a> at <a href=\"mailto:lagunero@hawaii.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lagunero@hawaii.edu<\/a> or (808) 956-0773.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the main UH M\u0101noa Campus is at low risk for threat of a tsunami, UHM has several &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":983,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2855,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/2855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/dps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}