Tsunami at Kitebeach

Last night around 8:30 or so, flipping through the channels we saw the first live shots of Japan getting blasted by a tsunami. Immediately, the phone calls went out and if you were in the lowlands or in the beach area, you had an invitation to to shelter up at my house. We got 11 guests, and our doors are always open.
Today, waking up a little tired from the guests chatter all night, we decided to go down to Kitebeach to check out the damage. Driving down the hill, we noticed a bright spot in the middle of the harbor. Upon arrival, it was clear that KB got a clobbering. I was expecting to see trash, but instead there was more dense debris like logs and rocks. It was funny, cause at first we thought the beach had been torn away. "Look at how much beach had disappeared" I said scoping out the scene. We walked over to the jetty that connects Kitebeach to Pro Beach. The canal water was calm and as you see in the video that my dog goes in for a dip. Then immediately, the tide turns. In a sense, we really didn't have time to register the incoming tide. It was all surreal. Then the tide came in quick, really quick. For about 3 minutes it roared in. Then, took an about face, and started going out...way out. When I thought in retrospect, I now could see how quickly the waters rose and how just quickly it could overtake you. Not many people have seen the pro pool empty, the Boneyard completely exposed and all the bunkers popped out. It was spooky and we split. After that we drove to Ho'okipa for the sickest kite sessions I have ever seen but that is another story....Tsunami Sessions coming soon.
Tomorrow we are have a beach clean-up at KB in the AM...Aloha and Good Luck