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A surfer enters the water at a beach near Diamond Head, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Honolulu. Hawaii State Civil Defense canceled the tsunami warning Saturday. After an initial wave surge, there was no reported damage.

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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, center, announces the tsunami warning has been canceled while speaking at a news conference at the State Civil Defense Emergency Operation Center, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Honolulu. After an initial wave surge, there was no reported damage state wide.

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The tsunami wave brings the water back in covering the once exposed reef off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile swept ashore in Hawaii on Saturday, but the initial waves did not appear to cause significant damage.

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The ocean at Waikiki Beach starts to recede, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Honolulu. A tsunami triggered by an earthquake in Chile swept ashore in Hawaii on Saturday, but the initial waves did not appear to cause significant damage.

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This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) making its way out of Naval Station Pearl Harbor as the state of Hawaii prepares for a possible tsunami generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Chile, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.

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A Newport Beach, Calif., police officer keeps an eye on the surf at Newport Shores on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. A tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake.

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Ala Moana Beach Park sits empty, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Honolulu. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after a 8.8 earthquake rattled Chile today. Many residents are loading up on gas and emergency supplies due to the warning.

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Terry A of Honolulu talks to a friend on his cell phone after loading up a pickup truck with surfboards on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. Star Beachboys, the owner of the surfboards, removed them from the beach because of a tsunami warning in effect for the Hawaii, after the earthquake of Chile.

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Boats leave the harbor near Ala Moana Beach Park, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Honolulu. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after a 8.8 earthquake rattled Chile today.

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Kim Snyder, right, tries to coax her boyfriend, David Jeter, both from Salinas, Calif., for a quick swim at Ala Moana Beach Park, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Honolulu. Both Snyder and Jeter were aware of the tsunami warning following the earthquake off Chile, but wanted to go for a quick swim before the tsunami hit, expected to be a few hours later.

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Hawaii Department of Emergency Management officials use a bullhorn to alert homeless campers of the tsunami on Maile Beach, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Waianae, Hawaii. Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Chile.

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A police helicopter circles a group of surfers off the Waianae Coast warning them of a possible tsunami, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Waianae, Hawaii. Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile.

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With a computer graphic showing the possible path of tsunami waves from an earthquake in Chile, Dr. Charles McCreery speaks on the phone at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

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Aaron Okura, an employee of a hotel in the Waikiki area of Honolulu, helps move several lounge chairs from the swimming-pool area of the hotel Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean. Sirens blared in Hawaii to alert residents to the impending waves, with authorities asking people living near the water to evacuate.

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Hawaii Department of Emergency Management officer Robert Uyeda, left, warns homeless campers on Maile Beach of the approaching tsunami, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Waianae, Hawaii.

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Homeless campers evacuate their campsite on Maile Beach, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Waianae, Hawaii. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Chile today.

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A homeless woman who did not want to be identified moves her belongings away from her campsite on Maile Beach, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Waianae, Hawaii.

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Shoppers leave a grocery store with their purchases Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Honolulu. Hawaii braced Saturday for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive earthquake off Chile sent waves across the Pacific Ocean. Some residents stocked up on food and emergency supplies, and topped off their cars' gas tanks.

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Heraldo Akira fuels his van Saturday morning, Feb. 27, 2010, in Honolulu, as drivers wait in line on a road leading to the gas station. A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean.

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Motorists line up near a gasoline station early Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in Ewa Beach, Hawaii.

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