Watch a live view of beach and hotels in Hawaii on Wednesday (30 July) after authorities issued tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Tsunami waves have already hit Russia and Japan after one of the strongest recorded earthquakes at an 8.

Residents and visitors across the Hawaiian Islands were sent scrambling after a tsunami warning was sent out on Tuesday.

Alaska Airlines is pausing flights to Hawaii, where an emergency proclamation is issued ahead of tsunami waves expected to hit the islands Tuesday evening. “As a safety precaution, flights en route to Hawaii are returning to the mainland or diverting as needed,” a spokesperson for the airline said in an email.

A Hawaii judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of Lindani Myeni, an unarmed Black man who was shot by Honolulu police in 2021

Zuckerberg’s latest land purchase follows a trail of large purchases he has made on Kauai in past years. Zuckerburg first bought 700 acres in 2014 for $100 million, and in 2021, he bought nearly 700 acres. He’s now one of the biggest landowners in Hawaii, Wired reported.

Hawaii officials ordered immediate evacuations along major coastal areas of Oʻahu, including parts of Honolulu. Hilo Airport has suspended commercial operations