This was shot hours after the largest waves had occurred, which caused the most damage, and that was during the warning period when people had evacuated. By dawn, the alert had been lifted and people could return to the shoreline, but surges like these kept going for hours. In retrospect it would've been safer to keep the evacuation in place longer.

@trinitylivingston1286

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and than you've got people like him.

Not the wave but the SEA itself comes back and goes out like a breath. Amazing

Thank you for having balls to document this for us.

God, i was there at the same spot this guy was a year before this happened. i've been in those waters, i know how deep it goes, how tall those wall are. to see the water just rise so fast like that, its an uneasy feeling

The speed of it all is insane. It's unimaginable what Japan went through.

The 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake occurred at 7:46 p.m.. The tsunami waves hit around 3 a.m.. These are residual effects of the waves. Hawaii hasn't suffered a devastating tsunami since 1960, although there's been a couple close calls. It was amazing that there wasn't one in 2011. It all has to do with the angle from which the wave is travelling and the underwater terrain it's travelling over. It was a very lucky night for Hawaii. Hawaii's been very lucky about hurricanes over the past three decades, too.

As a person from hawai’i word of warning if there’s ever a big tsunami don’t go walking to the dock to check it out your video won’t even be seen because you won’t be there to upload it

Excellent example of how different tsunami waves act and their affect on the local water.

Why would you stand there?? Even when I was a child I knew to run to high ground if there ever was a tsunami, still a cool video though!

@MrHistory269

4 жыл бұрын

As a person from hawai’i word of warning if there’s ever a big tsunami don’t go walking to the dock to check it out your video won’t even be seen because you won’t be there to upload it

@Mwc07

3 жыл бұрын

Cuz. They knew it wouldn’t be large

@Typhoon-tracker

2 жыл бұрын

He is the cameraman. He cannot be killed at all.

@kanakamokunui1039

Жыл бұрын

I ONLY WISH IT WAS TEN TIMES BIGGER! ALL HOTELS WOULD BE GONE and the Hawaiian race would of rejoice for yrs to come!

You, obviously, need to go to the Prometheus school of running away from things...

If the water is backing up, you need to run, and get to shelter fast.

@jamesgentry13

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjn7608 was the debris from Japan?

@adamgoodword7888

3 жыл бұрын

shelter? why would you shelter? Nothing is falling from the sky. You just need to get to higher ground, thats all.

@tortillasarenotbiceps7622

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjn7608 Bud, many people in Japan also got similar reports only to be devastated when tsunamis much bigger killed thousands. I've seen the video of Japanese people telling tales of how the tsunami was reported to be small and they ended up being massive. Be careful out there.

@ahote-girluwu561

3 жыл бұрын

If the tsunami reaches a right by 2 or 3 meters then you would have to find higher ground or evacuate

@kryingblood

3 жыл бұрын

lol this was downtown from where I live and thankfully the waves weren’t no threat they weren’t big enough to hurt anybody or anything

I swim down at that pier all the time. It was definitely stupid to be standing right there when the tsunami hit because you have no idea how intense it's going to be. The resort I work at just up the coast got hit really hard.

1:05 It's amazing how something that looks so harmless can cause so much destruction.

Crazy how that tsunami was still moving that fast and able to push the water that high and recede back that low when it's thousands of miles away

somebody take the zoom control away from this guy

@rocketraccoon1976

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't get a close enough look!! Next time, use a microscope!!

@davidreece6193

7 жыл бұрын

Randy She more like bloody stupid. A tsunami even as minor as this turned out to be can still be very dangerous because as you see the power of the original has dissipated but still strength in it to hit you as if a concrete block hitting you and suck you from under your feet back out to sea. Rather complain about the zoom I'd would have complained about how bloody stupid he was standing that near to a tsunami however weak it looked. One that struck the states in the 60s people watched it come in and it swept over their feet. Some got pulled out to sea and died.

@allthingsharbor

5 жыл бұрын

OK, so, somebody take the zoom control away from this bloody stupid guy ?! LOL Again. Again.

This tsunami crossed Pacific Ocean. Huge energy.

Probably the best example of how the waves come in and recede quickly.

Mind you so far all the videos I've seen of the tsunami are filmed by tourists. The locals are no where in sight. Obviously this guy didnt get the hint! lol By the way, I am from Kona. :)

Just amazing how fast it comes in, goes back out, and comes back in again. All in a little less that 5 minutes.

Ever think about all the video footage we did not get to see... because the camera owners got swept out to sea? Likely 100s

The amateur videos of the Kailua-Kona waterfront in the early morning during the tsunami are very interesting, but it's also disturbing to see how many people were in the area actually standing on the seawall as this was going on, exposed to danger and possible injury.

Incredible footage, very fascinating! Definitely some of the best footage I've seen from the tsunami waves from Japan that hit Hawaii.

Nice job documenting it. A tragic moment in history. My heart goes out to Japan and all other people, fish, birds and animals that have been affected by this. I hope the store owners on Alii have insurance and aren't wiped out too much. Kona is my favorite place in the world.

The water looks like it’s boiling

Fantastic shot! Really interesting to see. Thank you!

Same as you I am entitled to my opinion here. Obviously you care or you would have made a comment. I don't know what my skin color has to do with my comment. I'm Kama'aina not haole. My family moved to Kona in 1977 and I have massive respect for the aina & its people. If there are tsunami's that aren't a dangerous, tell that to the people in Indonesian. Or to my friends (Nobriga's) whose grandparents lived through yet so many lost their lives in Hilo back in the 60's. Do you study tsunami's?

K O N A !!! One of my most favorite places in the world PUAKO to be exact !!!

wow,its amazing how the ocean seems to have a mind of its own by the way it comes in and then pulls back. just amazing!

When you see water receding like that time to head for higher ground ....not smart.

@SuperCatman

8 жыл бұрын

not much danger here, just Japanese tsunami coming all the way to Hawaii.

@commenter7893

8 жыл бұрын

how could you know how big was going to be the wave?

@atomicblastgames2953

8 жыл бұрын

+commenter78 they can't but it did get smaller overtime.

@faithrada

6 жыл бұрын

Super Catman .. ahhh "JUST" ??? That Earthquake was SO POWERFUL it slowed the rotation of the Earth! It rates as a monumental historical event.

@weeardguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@faithrada Hell indeed. First we were like 'Ah, it's 'just' a 8.5 quake on the Richter scale and it's Japan, they'll probably manage'. And about 30 minutes later regular programming was interrupted as they said it was a 'very likely 9.2'. I can still remember how silent everyone got at work. 9.2 just sounded like an apocalypse. When they also said huge tsunami's were coming I knew it was going to be bad. I can also still remember how tiny I felt when my dad was watching TV in the evening and had just put it to CNN and I came down and was baffled to see live coverage as possible tsunami's were on their way to Hawaii. And then, a few days later, the National Meteorological Institute of the Netherlands, where I live, issued an article that seismic registrations at the vault in the province of Limburg had picked up not only the major quake in Japan, but were also showing a very long pulsating-like vibration in the earth's crust, as the earth was bouncing like a basketball about twice a day, that's how much energy was released.

I amazed on how quickly each wave came and went!

Great documenting of the tsunami surges! I live on the Hilo side and we saw a lot less. The King Kamehameha Hotel just behind you had just gone through a renovation and suffered millions of dollars in damages from the earlier waves. Down in Keleakekua Bay whole houses were swept into the sea.

@tracyd1233

2 жыл бұрын

"I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii . . ."

WOW!!!! That's bonkers. That wall is a good 4-5 feet.... Look how fast the water went out and came back in...Crazy

@alinabehrendt3359

4 жыл бұрын

Papa BoneDaddy it’s taller than 5 feet

The second surge of water from a tsunami is the most destructive.

The sirens were shut down around 3A.M. Denny's was packed with tourists so we went to The Pine Tree Cafe(junk version of the Kay's kitchen epic grinds). The cops had Ali'i Drive shut down so we couldn't go to Durty Jakes for a Bloody Mary and the nature show. That would've been the best.

Wow, smart. The bottom of the sea your beach lies on to just lifted up and created a tsunami wave! Lets go to the beach!

Look how fast it goes in and out, I look away from the video for just a few seconds and the entire beach has changed.

Excellent video, unlike many here on KZread which show nothing except imaginations. The water truly moves extremely fast in and out of the cay.

Missed that perfect chance to get those tires

chasing...stupidity. Man's recklessness in the face of nature is unbelievable.

At this point it was just large tidal surges. Not waves like what hit before sunrise.

@wdgarraway

9 жыл бұрын

lavapix No. This was one of the later Tsunami's. tidal surges do not come in and retreat that fast, they follow the rotation of the moon around the Earth.

@lavapix

9 жыл бұрын

wdgarraway I live there/here and the first wave hit at 4 am with 8 total. After that it was large tidal surges with no visible waves. Yes, tidal surges from a tsunami do come in this fast. (They are referred to as tidal surges due to no visible waves) When we get smaller tsunami's send energy in this direction that have no wave, we get longer duration tidal surges. Basically a max high and low tide every few minutes and longer duration's as it fades. Lots of messed up currents too. Energy from a large tsunami like this easily override normal tides.

@faithrada

6 жыл бұрын

lavapix A Tsunami's behavior can be very unpredictable. Much depends on the depth and contour of the coast. Many in Japan were caught off guard when subsequent "waves" came in even stronger. Point: Never assume to know how the ocean will behave... it COULD cost you your life.

I was standing up the street under the big banyan tree. The highest surges were an hour before this video when it was still dark..

Tsunami: Better run. Hawaiians: Bring it, don't sing it.

Nice footage.

This is absolutely fascinating

cool vid ,truly amazing how fast and how high the water rises , love and light 11 11

Confucius say when water runs one direction...you run like hell in the other

I was told from a young age that hawaii was paradise:( It looks like the slums in my state with the roads cluttered with tires..What a shame

If you think the first wave is bad, wait until the second

Great footage, interesting.

Very good vid and mostly informative. It's impressive how fast the water goes back in. thanks for sharing.

It's really a great idea to head to the shore and film an incoming tsunami.

If you had been on the Japanese coast, your body would have been amongst the flotsam.

shit when I feel bored with life I'm gonna run up to a current tsunami and videotape and upload it before I die

The tire's are bumper's for the pier in Kailua Kona. Broke loose and began floating in the surge.

Let's stand on the sea wall during a tsunami. One of the reasons the death toll is so high when a big tsunami hits.

@thnhbinhjack52

2 жыл бұрын

He's standing there becuase it is small. How can you die from that until you see a larger one apporche you?

4,000 miles away from the earthquake epicentre!!

We here in Hawaii, on the big island. I'm in Hilo, on the other (east) side of the island and we did not even get the waves they got in Kona. Thankfully, the destruction was relatively light....not like in Japan.

Love Kona island...✌

Wow Strange seeing the water draw back.

That's the royal kona hotel not the kona surf and it wasn't the kona surf anymore anyways..

damn, you were really brave to go there, a tsunami is really dangerous and you could get hurt...i still can't believe how people stay there waiting for the tsunami

Until you've visited Hawaii and witnessed this - - or at least been there and heard the weekly/monthly test of the sirens - - you cannot know the fear. This is awesome video. Wow. Glad you're okay and thanks for sharing.

Makes me wonder which would be worse: A flash flood which takes everything in its path, or a tsunami, which often leaves a lot of damage and debris behind. Almost like trying to figure out which is worse: A tornado or a hurricane.

@faithrada

6 жыл бұрын

Hurricanes at least can be tracked.. you have time to get away. Very little warning with Tornadoes.

Japan messing with Hawaii again. They are like brothers that way.

No cure for stupid.

Es ist wirklich sehr schlimm und beängstigend, aber mit dem Dauer Zoom ist es noch gruseliger!! 😵😨😱 Du hattest viel Glück, dass dir nichts passiert ist! 😌 Hast dich selbst erschrocken, als die eine Welle mit Macht in die rechte Ecke aufschlug! Ich habe das als Warnung des Meeres an dich angesehen, weil du so leichtsinnig warst. 😏 Also pass auf dich auf, vielleicht hast du das nächste Mal nicht mehr so viel Glück. 😔🌸🌺

Water still running very fast, crazy :-)

Oh my God, the humanity!!!

lol all the tires

They should’ve at least tried to remove all that nasty garbage before the waves came back in. 🤢

😮I'm a boomer very late to technology! Just started watching utube. Found these dated videos of that awfull tsunami from 3/11/2011 in Japan. As I watched the video of the tsunami reaching Kona I felt why couldn't it have been like this in Japan 😢😢😢

Does those tires serve a purpose or is it illegal dumping ?

Why the heck would this guy just stands there.

good learning video..

woah... water looks possessed

thanks for sharing.. take your finger off the zoom controls ! lol

4:10 very fast you run away!!

lol this is literally down town from my house hahaha I remember when this happened

yeah the tsunamis always hit you guys. i live on oahu and we never get any tsunamis. thank god.

@2437Lizzie1 Thats how me and my cousins were haha. we live in hawaii and it was a school night and i could NOT go to bed with the horns going off but thank god we didn't have any school the next day :P

Aye that looks like the royal Kona hotel near ali'i (Live there)

wow just wow. so fast

Hello! Is it possible to contact you over mail regarding this video? I would love to discuss getting permission to use the video in a production if this is possible. Greetings!

It was calculated risk.....

@faithrada

6 жыл бұрын

Dennis Chen True... one that many in Japan took... and LOST.

its like the island was sinking

How did he survive

These are nothing compared to what swept along the coast of Japan in the aftermath of that big quake. Over there, the surging waters climbed to over 40 feet in places, more like a killer flash flood than a tide.

@faithrada

6 жыл бұрын

Carmen Bernardo. Yes, an actual Tsunami can not be compared to a Tidal situation. The dynamics are totally different.

makes me wonder if those tires are still there to this day

Americans never seem to learn,the same thing in Creasant City,Calif they came down to see the waves,forgetting the 1960 tsunami from the Chile earthquake of 9.2 I believe that killed 11 people in Creasant City from the waves,but many lives lost in Japan...they don't seem to understand how unpredicatable tsunami are,look what it did to Japan,just because its coming across the ocean doesn't minimize the danger,in 1700 the Cascadia faultline off the western Canadian,Oregon,Washington coast went off with a 10 magnitude quake,thousands of lives of natives were lost on our coastlines,but more thousands were lost in Japan when the waves hit there,all historically recorded there...2004 tsunami killed 200,000 or more because of ignorance not so much from the locals who had no living memory of a tsunami in the Indian Ocean but tourists from Europe,Asia,Australia who should have known better with the better education system yet still they ran down to the ocean to watch the waves come in killing them in the process...the public needs to educate themselves on these dangerous waves to cut down on the death toll.

@faithrada

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Anyway.. when the whole ocean starts to pull AWAY..common sense should tell you .. something is VERY VERY WRONG. Run AWAY!!! The wise always err on the side of caution.

@hayleyscomet3447

4 жыл бұрын

1234lavallee1 magnitude 10.0 has never been recorded in history but I do agree it’s dangerous

Wow 👍

Why did you stop filming!

bro u r one of the bravest man on earth.

Bencana tsunami yang pagi di Hawaii peserta Amerika Utara akan 11 maret 2011 yang 5 tahun mulai korban meninggal dunia seperti Jepang lalu.

The point that the water was sucked out was insane. It never goes out more than 10 feet that the guy is standing on. The water also raised an insane amount. This guy was dumb to be out there and take this video

Good nice

run like hell

so nice

Call post10, there seems to be a clog in the beach.

When this was happing I live right next kahakai so I kept telling my mom go get my xbox and I knew there would be at least one haole recording the waves

@HerobrineDoesMinecraft123

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah. Get at least SOMETHING

@cultparade2981

9 жыл бұрын

thatchineseguy hhf you told your mom to go get your xbox? you sound like a little main lander haole. you live in paradise, why you'd have an xbox is beyond me...

Me too