Chinese troops will have boots on the ground in Hawaii on Tuesday

By Judi McLeod 

Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Chang Wanquan and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon on Aug. 19.  /Chris Carroll/Stars and Stripes

Aloha Hawaiians!  If you see what you think are soldiers from the Communist Peoples Republic of China Army wandering about in your neck of the woods Tuesday through Thursday next week, your imagination is not playing tricks on you.

For the first time in history the U.S. Army will host the Communist Peoples Republic of China’s Army on American soil Nov. 12-14, 2013.

But don’t worry while Chinese soldiers will have boots on the ground in Hawaii, they are only really “simulating”.

“Simulating humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to a fictional third country”.

You can’t make this stuff up when GridEx 2 is doing it for you.

GridEx 2 (there was already a GridEx 1in November of 2011) is a massive ‘emergency drill’ planned to take place across the whole of North America with thousands of utility workers, business executives, National Guard officers, FBI antiterrorism experts and officials from government agencies, in the United States, Canada and Mexico (who) are preparing for an emergency drill in November that will simulate physical attacks and cyberattacks that could take down large sections of the power grid. (New York Times, Aug. 16, 2013).

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Tsunami Debris Floating Fast Toward Hawaii

by Tim Wall Discovery News

Millions of tons of debris washed out to sea by the tsunami that ravaged Japan in March is making its way across the Pacific faster than expected.
Computer models originally estimated the first of the debris wouldn't reach Midway Island until spring 2012, but a training ship, the STS Pallada, encountered tsunami debris near Midway in September.
“They saw some pieces of furniture, some appliances, anything that can float, and they picked up a fishing boat,” said Jan Hafner, computer programmer at the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) in Hawaii, on KITV.com, a Hawaiian news outlet.
The 20-foot fishing boat had "Fukushima" written on it, making it the first confirmed report of tsunami debris, said Hafner.
Hafner assisted Nikolai Maximenko, head researcher of the IPRC, in designing the computer models. He explained to Discovery News why the debris was arriving ahead of schedule.
“Different objects are moving at different speeds. Lighter objects are positioned higher in the water and are more influenced by wind,” Hafner said. “Our model is more suitable for heavy objects.”
A chunk of Styrofoam sits so high above the water, it acts as a sail and is whisked along by the wind, whereas a piece of wooden furniture is only moved by the ocean currents.
The new estimate is that lighter objects like Styrofoam will surf onto Midway's beaches this coming winter. Japanese debris won't hit Hawaii until early 2013, a few months earlier than expected. The West Coast still probably won't see debris until approximately five years after the tsunami originally struck.
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No matter when it washes up, the tons of debris endanger marine life and maybe even humans.
In particular, fishing nets and gear, as well as other large debris, could entangle Hawaiian monk seals and wrap around coral, said Carey Morishige, Pacific Islands regional coordinator of the NOAA Marine Debris Program, in an email interview with Discovery News.
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“We do believe that radioactivity of this debris is highly unlikely. Whether that debris will contain hazmat or other chemicals that could pose a health risk -- we really don't know,” said Morishige. “We don't have a good understanding or knowledge of what's out there (types and quantities), still afloat in the North Pacific from the Japan tsunami.”
In order to keep tabs on the tsunami debris, both Morishige and Hafner ask that anyone sailing in the western Pacific keep an eye out and report debris to NOAA at MDsightings@gmail.com and to the IPRC at jhafner@hawaii.edu.
Anything you find might end up in a museum someday. Hafner has heard of people calling to collect items from the debris to create a memorial museum.
Or you can be like Hafner and try to return the lost items to their owners. The boat with “Fukushima” written on it was turned in to Japanese authorities. Hafner believes the boat's registration numbers should allow them to return the boat to its owner.
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Japanese tsunami debris on the open ocean, March 2011 (Corbis).
NOAA has run a model using OSCURS (Ocean Surface Current Simulator), similar to that of the IPRC (NOAA, Courtesy of J. Churnside).

Hawaii: man is sucked into a geyser

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The County of Maui is very saddened by the incident involving Mr. Potts and wishes extend its deepest sympathy to the victim's family for the hardship they are experiencing.  Since the July 9th incident, the Maui Visitors Bureau has reached out to the Potts family to try and provide them comfort during this very difficult time.
Despite Maui Fire Department's Search & Rescue team's three day search effort, they have found no sign of the victim.  Divers searched in close proximity to the rocky cliffs near the site during hazardous ocean conditions.  Unfortunately, their search efforts from the land, sea and air have turned up nothing.
Today search teams returned to the site again and noticed that visitors continued to gather around the blowhole area, despite being told that someone disappeared in that same location a few days ago.  We urge all visitors to the location to please use caution as an obvious danger exists at or near the blowhole.
Neither the Maui Visitors Bureau nor the County of Maui has promoted this area as a site to visit.  As we understand, the location may be privately owned and therefore, the County of Maui is unable to provide any signs or warnings of the obvious dangers the blowhole may present.
Again we offer our sincere condolences to the Potts family, and we ask that the public keep them in their prayers.