Study calls for better coordination in US system for sending alerts about giant sea waves

Better coordination needed in US tsunami warnings

Big Island fire leaves family of 7 without home; blaze causes $340,000 in damage in Pahoa

Big Island fire leaves family of 7 without home

Police: Discovery Channel hostages were preparing to escape when gunman was shot, killed

Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape

Body of hostage-taking gunman removed from Discovery Channel’s headquarters in Md.

Gunman’s body removed from Discovery building

Police: Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters had been carrying 4 explosive devices

Discovery Channel gunman had explosive devices

Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters railed against programs; shot dead by police

Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming

Reaction to the death of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens in a plane crash

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Hawaii begins study of ocean floor power cables to bring wind energy to urban Honolulu

Hawaii begins study of undersea power cable plan

Hawaii firefighter treated for smoke inhalation as Maui brush fire hits estimated 2,300 acres

Firefighter treated for smoke from Hawaii wildfire

Honolulu police looking for suspects after car reportedly owned by Kanye West stolen, crashed

Car reportedly owned by Kanye West stolen, wrecked

Evacuations ordered in Hawaii as winds spread Maui brush fire to estimated 2,000 acres

Evacuations ordered in Hawaii as winds spread fire

Tsunami warning canceled for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia after 7.2 quake

Tsunami warning canceled for Western Pacific

Tsunami warning issued for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia after 7.2 quake

Tsunami warning issued for Western Pacific

Scientists, national park officials mark milestone of Hawaii volcano’s eruption: 10,000 days

Eruption of Hawaii volcano reaches 10,000 days

Forecasters predict 2-3 hurricanes in Central Pacific this year because of cooler waters

Forecasters: 2-3 hurricanes in Central Pacific

US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait

US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Army Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez

University of Hawaii study predicts slow economic recovery for state

UH study predicts slow economic recovery for state

Tsunami response costs Honolulu taxpayers $330,000; mayor says it was well worth it

Tsunami response costs Honolulu taxpayers $330,000

Scientists say tsunami models should be re-examined to weed out inaccurate assumptions

Scientists say tsunami models should be tested

Tsunami tweets: Social media credited for helping evacuation of up to 50,000 people in Hawaii

Social media helped with Hawaii tsunami evacuation

Some scientists defend tsunami predictions after giant waves failed to materialize

Some scientists defend tsunami warnings

HONOLULU — The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that “urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.”

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

Scientists defend panic-inducing tsunami predictions after giant waves failed to materialize

Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent

Tsunami that raced across Pacific delivers glancing blow to islands, Asian coasts

Hawaii beaches peaceful again after tsunami threat

Tsunami warning lifted in Pacific after small waves reach Japan, Russia

Tsunami warning lifted; Waves reach Japan, Russia

Tsunami from Chile reaches Japan; Hawaii, other Pacific areas spared damage

Chile tsunami reaches Japan; Pacific damage small

First tsunami from Chile reaches Japan; Hawaii, other Pacific areas spared damage

Tiny tsunami reaches Japan; Pacific damage small

Pacific Tsunami takes aim at Japan after sparing the US, much of Latin America

Tsunami spares US, takes aim at Japan

HONOLULU — With a rapt world watching the drama unfold on live television, a tsunami raced across a quarter of the globe on Saturday and set off fears of a repeat of the carnage that caught the world off guard in Asia in 2004.

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

Quake, tsunami kill at least 214 people in Chile (Second Lead)

SANTIAGO - An 8.8-magnitude quake and a resulting tsunami killed at least 214 people in Chile, Chilean Interior Minister Edmundo Perez Yoma has said.

Tsunami in Pacific Ocean sets off widespread panic but damage is limited

Tsunami sets off panic but does little damage

Scientists: Chile earthquake among most powerful type of quake, similar to 2004 Asian quake

Chile quake in ‘elite class’ like 2004 Asian quake

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Chile struck by one of strongest earthquakes ever