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200 boats damaged; harbors remain closed after tsunami strikes. POSTED: 12:38 a.m.

200 boats damaged; harbors remain closed after tsunami strikes

HST, Mar 11, 2011 LAST UPDATED: 01:29 p.m. HST, Mar 11, 2011 A Honolulu Fire Department helicopter hovers low over Waikiki Beach attempting to chase away some people who had wandered onto the beach early Friday morning. This image provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows a "tsunami forecast model" created by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, predicting the wave height of the tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake Friday.

The Hawaii's islands are at the edge of the yellow pattern. 8.9 quake, tsunami hit Japan. Officials open shelters and order evacuations as residents prepare for "very serious event" POSTED: 01:30 a.m.

8.9 quake, tsunami hit Japan

HST, Mar 11, 2011 LAST UPDATED: 03:38 a.m. HST, Mar 11, 2011 KYODO NEWS SERVICE VIA Associated Press. Hawaii State Tsunami Evacuation Maps. Hawaii State Civil Defense.