A 300-pound, approximately 50 year -old green old sea turtle who was originally located on French Frigate Shoals has found her way to the north shore of Kauai. Authorities were notified of the turtle’s presence on the beach by Angelica Mia, a concerned citizen who spotted the turtle on Wednesday, and made a phone call.
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New studies suggest that great white sharks may migrate so they can dine on giant squids.
In what could be the ultimate marine smack-down, great white sharks off the California coast may be migrating 1,600 miles west to do battle with creatures that rival their star power: giant squids.
A series of studies tracking this mysterious migration [...]

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Princeville Shopping Center was packed by 6am Saturday morning as locals and visitors alike stocked up on food and gas in preparation for tsunami stemming from an earthquake in Chile. (credit: Scott Wamsley)
It started with a phone call from a neighbor at 4:30 a.m., jarring Maureen Goto awake at her seaside bed-and-breakfast in Hilo.
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Sirens started to sound at 6am
~ Kauai Evacuation Maps

Hawaii is bracing for a potentially damaging tsunami this morning, generated by the massive earthquake that struck central Chile.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning (its highest alert) for Hawaii, where incoming waves could cause damage along the coastlines across the island chain. A warning [...]

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