The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his agent are being sued for allegedly causing a real estate investor and a broker to be removed from their jobs with a $240 million luxury housing development in Hawaii. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/13/baseball/ohtani-hawaii-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #shoheiohtani #hawaii
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Coastal regions from Chile to the western U.S. were on edge after a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/asia-pacific/tsunami-chile-us-russia-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tsunami #earthquakes #russia #japan #us #hawaii #peru #chile #pacificocean
Spin D'Accord
@gkmizuno@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

For ppl in #Hawaii, these are the maps showing which zones need to be evacuated.

ALL OF WAIKIKI is supposed to be evacuated. However, as it was the last time such a threat happened, the best solution is to get above the first 3 floors. There will be too much traffic jams to get out of Waikiki.

#Tsunami

https://static.pdc.org/tsunami/index.html
Bruce Mirken
@BruceMirken@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The official map only calls for immediate evacuations on coastal Oahu, but alerts are going to all the islands. And #Hawaii County (the #BigIsland) says to evacuate coastal areas. Take no chances if you're near the coast!!!!!!
Global Weather & EAS Society
@GWESOfficial@masto.globaleas.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
#BREAKING: Officials in #Hawaii have issued cell phone, radio, and television alerts due to the impending #Tsunami threat to all off the islands.

Stay away from low lying coastal areas and follow instructions from local officials.

#weather #hiwx #flood #earthquake#EAS
Spin D'Accord
@gkmizuno@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
#NOAA affirmatively stating there *IS* a #tsunami wave that was generated from that 8.7 #eathquake off Russia.

Its estimated arrival in #Hawaii at 7:17 PM, Hawaiian time. No statement on wave height, but Japan's meteorological office has put out a warning of 3 meters all along the eastern shores of #Japan, starting at 10:00 JST, which was 4 minutes ago.

BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 243 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025 TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0243 PM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025 COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT EVALUATION A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. [...] ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD. THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025 FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 243 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025 TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0243 PM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025 COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT EVALUATION A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. [...] ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD. THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025 FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 243 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025 TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0243 PM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025 COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT EVALUATION A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. [...] ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD. THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025 FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The debate over the damage sunscreens cause to the marine environment is heating up — and impacting top Japanese brands — as some regions ban certain chemical ingredients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/20/wildlife/sunscreen-environmental-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #oceans #pollution #sun #health #skincancer #coral #hawaii #us #palau
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Hawaiian coffee farmers have a message for President Donald Trump: Steep tariffs on major exporters such as Brazil will end up hurting them, too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/20/economy/trump-tariffs-hawaii-cofee-farmers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #hawaii #us #coffee #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump
petersuber
@petersuber@fediscience.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

Update. Laws like the one in #Connecticut are under consideration in #Hawaii, #Massachusetts, and #NewJersey. Big #publishers and the #AuthorsGuild are lobbying against them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/books/libraries-e-books-licensing.html

From Alan Inouye (@alansinouye), former director of public policy for the American Library Association (@alalibrary): “It’s really sad [that opposition limits libraries] to what we had [in the age of print]. In effect, we’re excluding the possibility of being better in the digital world.”

#Libraries