Praying for the safety of all in Hawaii. I was in the Loma Prieta quake back in '89. It was NOT a good time...convinced us to move back to the midwest.
And all 6.5 quakes are not created equal. This one was very shallow, which meant the movement on the surface would be more violent than if it had been deeper.
Kona appears to have taken the brunt of the quake. Kona Community Hospital reported structural damage and multiple landslides were reported on the Hamakua Highway, officials said.
Callers from the Big Island told KITV that the shaking was so strong that people were knocked to the ground.
The state Department of Transportation announced at about 8:30 a.m. that it closed all state airports.