Were you there?

There was a 6.7 earthquake in Hawai'i over the weekend . The media were abuzz with the story. The focus was not just the damage or the unnerved residents, but also on the threat of tsunamis .

Nevertheless, everything is OK on the Big Island, even as authorities comb for tragedy. According to the USGS (your top earthquake and volcano resource), this alarm is founded in fact —guided by history, if I may. A 1946 quake in Chile sent 55-foot waves to Hilo, causing extreme damage. This event prompted the Tsunami Warning System  that still operates today.

Most Hawaiians are cool about the whole thing, as you'd expect. Will Kyle details his day , one of three historic earth-broncos he's busted. He also writes about the potential for continent changing: The science he invoked gave me a jolt, by golly.

Just another day for Hawai'i, although a more interesting one, to be sure. And at the end of each Hawaiian day is that one-of-a-kind sunset and some cultural magic .

Aloha.