Has Long Time DU'er "Opi" posted in with this terrible Earthquake?

[KoKo]

If Opi's out there...I hope he's safe and can report the "REAL SCOOP" to us when he get's his internet connection back. :shrug:

Hang in There..Opi! Our thoughts and prayers are with you and any other DU'ers who are caught up in this.....

[Warpy]

1. Check the BBC article, there are comments at the end

from people on the scene, and it doesn't sound too bad.

A few comments were from near the epicenter.

I don't think this was a terrible one except for the few people stuck in elevators.

[KoKo]

3. How do we know at this point...there are folks in Buffalo,NY in terrible

problems that the Corporate Media has disquised, obfuscated or "played down." :shrug;

I don't know that Bushie Government really want's to report ANYTHING that might push folks to Gore's "Climate Change" and where those "without power" shouldn't just deal with it while the Rich get their "Private Planes" OFF THE ISLAND ...so they aren't "inconveniened." :shrug:

[Warpy]

5. I skipped the article and went for the comments

I've got a cousin who lives there.

The media will hype this one to get Foley, Hastert, the coming election, worsening polls, and the mess in Iraq off the news.

[silverweb]

2. Probably just a temporary blackout situation.

Otherwise, it doesn't sound too bad. My daughter's got a friend at the University of Hawaii and I tried to log onto their site, but it's down because of the blackout situation.

[midnight]

4. KoKo01 it's thoughtful of you to keep this DU'er wellbeing noted.

This is one of the reasons I post here. You people care about our Country,and our Du community-thanks.

[KoKo]

8. Thanks! Us oldies know the posters who are "long time" and it's FAMILY

so...I wish I knew someone in Buffalo, NY ...where there is devastation, also...but I'm worried about Opi...and

yeah...it's kinda good we care about each other, here. The INTERNET COMMUNITY...fragile as it is.. :shrug:

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Keep kicked till we hear something...

[Tace]

7. KamaAina Is In Hawaii, Too

We might get a word from him on this.

On Edit: I emailed him with a link to this thread, asking him to report in.

2nd Edit: Damn, his mail came back undelivered. I'll have to try going through his DU profile. Not sure he's got email enabled, though.

3rd Edit: Oh well, no email in DU profile. I sent him an IM with a link to this thread. He's pretty active. We may hear from him soon.

Also, he's a good guy. I met him at a DU meetup in Manhattan two summers ago.

[KoKo]

9. Keep it Kicked......need to hear. Just like our NO's Buddies and Buffalo

Buddies and ALL DU COMMUNITY...who go through this STUFF. Love 'EM and we are in SUPPORT!!! SUPPORT!!!

[demobabe]

17. Kamaaina checked in on Symbolman's thread

He's fine - he's off island in NYC with his mom. We'll have to call Opihimoimoi and see how he's doing...

[kestrel91316]

21. KamaAina is well and in NYC at the moment, posted from the mom's

apartment in another thread. Just in case anybody was worrying.........

[KoKo]

23. Thanks for the Info...Lucky that.....n/t

[PoiBoy]

10. just got our power back on...

posting from Maui... we got a pretty good shake, but nothing really bad... we've been thru worse, honestly... our power was out for about 5 hours, resulting in closed stores and non working traffic lights, but the MPD was on it very quickly, directing traffic at all the major intersections... with the power back on, everything is quickly returning back to normal... Mahalo Ke Akua...!! (Thank God!)

local radio is reporting quite a bit of damage on the Kona coast of the Big Island... structural damage to some of the hotels and possibly the Kona Hospital... lots of landslides and rockfalls throughout the islands... the road to Hana is closed for now.. crews are working on it and parts of Hana and Keanae were evacuated earlier due to landslides, but these communities are quickly returning back to normal.

the road to Lahaina was closed due to rockfall and crews are working on that too... road should be open shortly.. the Maui airport is now open and all flights except United are proceeding as scheduled. At last word, United has cancelled all incoming and outgoing flights for today as a precaution...

heard from my son in Honolulu who also felt this quake quite strongly... he was at home and hadn't heard from anyone when we called, so I have no first hand accounts of the situation on Oahu... hope all is well over there...

:hi:

[yewberry]

11. Thanks for the report, PoiBoy

Glad to hear that you're fine and that you've heard from your family.

Take care!

[KoKo]

14. Have my Atlas out for the Hawaiian Islands...and trying to figure out

the Tourist Spots and the rest...The Big Island got it bad? Cattle Farms and other stuff but the "Tourist Spots" are okay?

It's great having to do this "map stuff" with my atlas. I always loved Geography back in the "oldie days" of schooling. I hear that Geography isn't even taught anymore.

Anyway...looking through the "chain of islands" it's interesting that maybe the "Tourist Spots" escaped unscathed.

But then...I know that CanCun, Mexico was devastated by Hurricane last year along with NO's and yet one doesn't hear a word about it since it's a FAVE of "Spring Break" Americans and touristas....

I guess it all depends on the strength of ADVERTISING of the Corporatist Hotel/Tourista Propaganda "how well one recovers in the Travel Brochures..to draw back in the MONEY CROWD.

I still hope all are safe there and that life in "Paradise" can be good again. Maybe the US MEDIA is hyping it all and it wasn't that big an Earthquake after all. Just a "blip" on the seismology charts?

[newyawker99]

32. Thanks for this report. Please stay safe.

:hi:

[symbolman]

12. Hey guys

I'm here too! I was standing outside when it went off this morning, cars wagging, concrete cracking, crazy here!

Hope Opi is okay, sending good vibes to him, just saw him a couple of weeks ago..

[KoKo]

13. I didn't know you were way out there! Keep us posted and Opi and

the rest...gotta keep kicking.

Please...tell us what's going on! :hi:

[Virginia Dare]

15. Keeping up good thoughts...

for all DU'ers and friends and loved ones in Hawaii. I have an uncle there, hope everybody is safe!!

[CatWoman]

16. Koko

thank you for this thread. I didn't see it before I posted another, inquiring about Opi.

I'm going to ask that my thread be deleted.

[KoKo]

20. Okay...I just got online after watching the Cable News...so I didn't check

to see if there were other posts about OPI...

We are all concerned...and it does seem that a couple of other DU'ers are Okay...but we all know Opi...and wish him our best...

So, I missed your post...and just posted off the top of my head.. Anyway...we all want updates from our Hawaii DU'ers...so we are waiting with "fingers crossed."

Thanks! :hi:

[Cleita]

18. He's a fireman isn't he?

He's probably out doing rescue work.

[newyawker99]

33. I think he is retired.

[catnhatnh]

19. My Brother and his Wife are docked on a cruise ship....

in Maui....He's an early bird and actually called my mom 1/2 before the Quake...He called back after the quake when he heard it made national news-he said that they felt nothing on the ship and the only inconvienience for them (and he snickered when he told me this) was that a five hour shopping excursion was cancelled and the passengers were not allowed to leave the ship....Told me he told his wife he was heart-broken too....

[KoKo]

22. Let us know what happened with him when he "disembarked " from

the Ship... Seems from reports (if one can believe the MSM) that it depended on where you where in Hawaiian Islands as to how it affected one's vacation or lifestyle.

I wouldn't want to have saved to take my Anniversary in Hawaii and had it all ruined by an Earthquake...but those are the chances one takes today with "Climate Change." :shrug:

[KoKo]

24. Gotta go but please keep this kicked for OPI ! Last DU'er Hawaiian

we haven't heard from!

:kick:

[LWolf]

28. What about Sushi Bandit? n/t

[kestrel91316]

25. ...

:kick:

[yewberry]

26. ...

:kick:

[grasswire]

27. I'll kick it

Opi's posts always make me smile -- a little ray of sunshine, they are.

He often posts late at night by stateside time. But he may not have power tonight.

[KoKo]

29. Another kick........

[SoCalDem]

30. Still no opihi??

come, we go look for him at the beach:)

[Hubert Flottz]

31. The Opihi is probably just rounding up his fish, ducks and kinfolk.

Or out there on the coast surfing the extra big waves from the little quake.

I sent PM yesterday and no response, so I hope's he's okay.

[grasswire]

34. nobody knows his phone number, eh?

He shoulda checked in by now if he has power.

[grasswire]

35. kick

come, we go have frou frou drinks while we wait....

[newyawker99]

36. kick

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[Bake]

37. Kickin' it for Opi

Come, we go kick this thread 'til Opi checks in!

:kick:

Bake