Gainesville woman concerned about family in Hawaii

By B.J. Williams, Ken Stanford

Posted 11:07AM on Friday 11th March 2011 ( 14 years ago )

GAINESVILLE - One Gainesville woman with family in Hawaii says she was checking on them during the night as the tsunami from the Japanese earthquake approached.

Jennifer Castillo-Passmore says her mother and other family members said they were prepared. Castillo-Passmore says they live at a higher elevation on the island of Oahu but have friends and other relatives who live nearer the coast.

The tsunami hit Hawaii about 9:00 EST with five- and six-foot waves in most places. (See separate story.)

Tsunami warnings were also posted all along the U.S. West Coast.

With a tsunami warning in effect for Northern California, two men watch the waves at San Francisco's Ocean Beach on Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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