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The potential wave height of tsunami waves that could hit the Hawaiian islands as a result of a 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, according to a geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The potential wave height of tsunami waves that could hit the Hawaiian islands as a result of a 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, according to a  geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The center issued a tsunami warning for the state of Hawaii.

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