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<\/a>The Salvation Army Hilo Temple Corps officers, volunteers and community partners serve breakfast the morning of July 30, 2025, to people at the Wai\u0101kea High School shelter. (Photo Courtesy: The Salvation Army Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division)<\/p>\nMobilizing a multi-location breakfast service at sunrise July 30, The Salvation Army brought sustenance \u2014 and comfort \u2014 to those who sheltered overnight in communities throughout the islands, including on Hawai\u2018i Island.<\/p>\n
It was a welcome reprieve for hundreds of people who rushed to higher ground with few provisions.<\/p>\n
Before a statewide tsunami advisory was lifted at 9 a.m. last Wednesay, The Salvation Army served a total of 770 meals to island residents, emergency responders and stranded island visitors throughout the state.<\/p>\n
On the Big Island, Hilo Temple Corps officers, volunteers and community partners served breakfast to more than 400 people at the Wai\u0101kea High School shelter in Hilo.<\/p>\n
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That included Hawai\u2018i County employees and stranded cruise ship passengers and staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cMahalo to our amazing community partners \u2026 for coming together to show aloha in action,\u201d says a post on The Salvation Army \u2013 County of Hawai\u2018i Facebook page from 7:50 a.m. July 30<\/a><\/strong>, listing the county, the administrative office of the county Parks and Recreation Department, KTA Super Stores and The Food Basket, Hawai\u2018i Island\u2019s Food Bank, as some of those community partners.<\/p>\n \u201cYou guys are Awesome!!!\u201d exclaimed Sita Gonzales in reply.<\/p>\n Evening meals were additionally dispersed the night before at key locations amid the ongoing tsunami warning, with resources and responders immediately rallying despite many of The Salvation Army\u2019s low-lying corps, camps and other facilities also under evacuation.<\/p>\n ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/b><\/p>\n The Hilo Temple Corps stood ready to serve.<\/p>\n \u201cOur disaster services team have repositioned key assets and are prepared for deployment if needed,\u201d says a Facebook post from 9:57 p.m. July 29 by The Salvation Army \u2013 County of Hawai\u2018i<\/a><\/strong>, adding that Hawai\u2018i Island Officer Capt. Sam LeMar was at the Emergency Operations Center, working closely with government and nonprofit partners as needs arose. \u201cOur prayers are with everyone affected \u2014 here in Hawai\u2018i and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n The highest wave of 4.9 feet amplitude from sea surface to crest \u2014 or nearly 10 feet from tough to crest \u2014 to hit Hilo was recorded at 8:32 p.m., and likely was the cause of flooding at the parking lot of Coconut Island as well as sending ocean waters up to the front lobby and flooding a portion of the property at SCP Hilo Hotel on Banyan Way.<\/p>\n Hale O Lono \u2014 a loko i\u02bba, or fishpond, located in Honohononui, one of three \u02bbili k\u016bpono, or nearly independent land divisions within ahupua\u02bba, found in the moku, or district, of Wai\u0101kea \u2014 was also damaged by the tsunami<\/a><\/strong>, having breaks in its kuap\u0101, or stone wall, and fish loss.<\/p>\n ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/b><\/p>\n The Salvation Army is at the ready to deliver help and hope \u2014 whether addressing sudden natural disasters or the daily disasters that strike communities, such as food and housing insecurity, addiction struggles and individuals and families at risk and in need.<\/p>\n Learn more about The Salvation Army\u2019s Emergency Disaster Services by visiting the organization\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and connect with local corps for vital programs and support offered throughout the year.<\/p>\n<\/a>Screenshot of a photo shared by Roxane Keliikipikaneokolohaka on Facebook<\/strong><\/a> of Hale O Lono fishpond in the Wai\u0101kea district of Hilo following the July 29 tsunami. <\/p>\n