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Hurricane Eva-I lived in Waikiki at that time. The Hurricane came thru the Hilton and the missed the next block(where I lived) but then, Eva hit the following block ..at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. After it was over, and you weren't really sure that it was, I walked around the area..it was so surreal...sea foam to my knees..fish pushed up thru the tiny holes in drain cover lids..Were you there?
I was in Hawaii when Hurricane Eva came through. I was in the Air Force and was made to walk home right when the hurricane hit that November. I watched trees bend then broke. I saw larger trees be pulled up by the roots. As I walked onto Wheeler AFB I watch all the old lamp glass shades blow with the pressure of the hurricane as Eva came on shore. So many homes were damage that all inhabitants shared Thanksgiving at the Wheeler AFB dining hall. I will never forget that hurricane and its effect on me that faithful week.
I was there when Eva came through..I was stationed (Jun 82 - Jun 85)at the 25th ID on Schofield...I remember the large swimming pool filled with debris, our Thanksgiving turkey spoiled, no electricity, and my little girl wanting to know if the hurricane was named after her (her name is Eva). I also remember my entire family huddled in that closet, the howling winds, and the patio glass door being bowed by the force of the wind.
Thankfully, we had no casualties except the next day, we had a soldier killed during the cleanup when a log hit him. The community really came together.
Thanx for describing more of the event we shared in living thru. The howl and the whistling never seemed to end all the hours leading up to it. The silence afterwards...the foam I waded thru to view the damage at the Hilton. I'll have to dig out old pics, scan and post them. maybe others can do the same.
Thanks for describing more of the event we shared in living thru. The howl and the whistling never seemed to end all the hours leading up to it. The silence afterwards...the foam I waded thru to view the damage at the Hilton. I'll have to dig out old pics, scan and post them. maybe others can do the same.
I wish you would post some pics.
I was to busy to take pictures, the Army had us working our butts off trying to clean up Schofield and the surrounding town, we had no time to rest or think. You should have heard the wind and rain while inside those old barrack . But I figured that they stood up against the Japanese attacks on Dec 7th 1941, they'd stand up against Eva.
The one picture I was I would have gotten was the one where a SSgt in the quad next to ours decided that his convertible would be better off packed out on the road way. He didn't account for the huge palm tree he parked in front of. WHAAAAM!!!! Strait down the middle back to front that palm landed and crushed the car. Oh Well, no one liked him anyway.
Other than those who live in Hawaii, is there anyone else that lived through Hurricane Eva in 1982?
I was living in Waikiki at the time, 1st and only hurricane I have ever been through...I am from Pennsylvania and had just moved there, my husband is an electrician,he had to go to Kauai, they had no power, nothing for weeks, alot of Aloha in Hawaii, everyone helped out
I was on a two week vacation for my first time in Hawaii. When we landed we had overcast sky's and drizzle. It wasn't until we landed that we were told about the whether. We stayed at a highrise hotel a couple blocks from Wiakii beach. We had planned a three Island boat tour (couple days here and there), but it was canceled. We were stuck. Rented a 4 wheel drive and drove around the Island for days. Sunset Beach was incredible, and probabaly the highlight of the trip. Watching the park police running up and down the beach trying to get the surfers out of the water. The waves were so high. At the time it didn't seem crazy, as I had never seen the ocean before. Now, I realize. We were smart enough to take the rig back before she hit. The aftermath was something to see for a boy from Minnesota. The main hotel basement garages were flooded with cars upside down and strewn everywhere. The beach sand had completely covered the road, which made it impassable. The electricity was out for awhile, and when it came back on it was on in blocks of areas. Can't remember, but we would get electricity for 1/2 hour blocks and then it would go off and you could see at night who had electricity, as chunks of the city would lite up here and there. We were on the 17th floor and had to time when we left and returned. Thanksgiving was interesting to say the least, but everybody was in good spirits.
Then two days later the sun was shining and it was absolutely gorgeous...while we were boarding our plane to go home.
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, but funny. Loved that movie, real cute.
Hurricane Eva - 1982
. But I figured that they stood up against the Japanese attacks on Dec 7th 1941, they'd stand up against Eva. 
We were stuck. Rented a 4 wheel drive and drove around the Island for days. Sunset Beach was incredible, and probabaly the highlight of the trip. Watching the park police running up and down the beach trying to get the surfers out of the water. The waves were so high. At the time it didn't seem crazy, as I had never seen the ocean before. Now, I realize. We were smart enough to take the rig back before she hit. The aftermath was something to see for a boy from Minnesota. The main hotel basement garages were flooded with cars upside down and strewn everywhere. The beach sand had completely covered the road, which made it impassable. The electricity was out for awhile, and when it came back on it was on in blocks of areas. Can't remember, but we would get electricity for 1/2 hour blocks and then it would go off and you could see at night who had electricity, as chunks of the city would lite up here and there. We were on the 17th floor and had to time when we left and returned. Thanksgiving was interesting to say the least, but everybody was in good spirits. 
