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SURVIVE

How to survive a tsunami in your hotel

March 11, 2011

No one expects to get whacked by a tsunami on their vacation. I certainly didn’t when I checked into the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui on Wednesday night.

But on Thursday evening, the sirens started blaring, warning that a killer wave could be headed our way.
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