Hawaii governor expects Tsunami to hit the island

Hawaiians have been warned that wraparound waves are set to hit the islands after a series of massive earthquakes off Russia triggered tsunami warnings. Reports of traffic jams emerged as people followed orders to find higher ground amid the threat of destructive waves hitting within hours. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far east earlier on Wednesday, Sydney time, sparking tsunami alerts for Japan, Hawaii, the west coast of the US and Pacific islands. Hawaii Governor Josh Green pleaded on X for locals to take the warning seriously and urged people to evacuate, saying, “Do not risk being out at all near the shoreline.” In a news briefing he added that a tsunami wave is not a regular wave and “it will actually kill you if you get hit by a tsunami, so you have to be out of that area.” He advised people to retreat 4000 feet (120 m) from the shoreline to be absolutely safe.