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STATEWIDE
TSUNAMI WARNING EXERCISE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1
April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii
The NOAA National Weather Service and Hawaii's civil defense
agencies will conduct a statewide tsunami warning and response
exercise on April 1, kicking off Hawaii's Tsunami Awareness
Month. Since the December 26 Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy,
world attention has been increasingly focused on efforts to
improve tsunami detection and warnings and the efforts to
educate the public about potential tsunami threats. A tsunami
warning system has been in place in Hawaii since 1949. To
stay tsunami prepared, Hawaii holds annual drills and public
awareness activities, such as Tsunami Awareness Month. "An
established warning system and statewide exercises like this
help make Hawaii arguably the most tsunami ready state in
the nation. These drills are the key to future safety,"
said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.,
Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere
and NOAA administrator.
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