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The Conversation had a chance to speak with Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday morning to get the latest on the damage assessments across the state after Hawaiʻi's brush with tsunami activity.

The tsunami advisory in place for the state of Hawaiʻi was officially canceled Wednesday morning, but on Tuesday, many were stuck in a traffic gridlock trying to leave evacuation zones and get to higher ground during the warning alert. The Conversation spoke to some people out collecting supplies.

A tsunami warning was issued for the state of Hawaiʻi on Tuesday afternoon after an earthquake struck off the coast of Russia. Here's how the community responded to the alert that has since been lifted.

Hawaiʻi residents and visitors in all four counties have since been cleared to return to evacuated areas. Small sea level changes and unusual currents may be present in some coastal areas on Wednesday.

A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaiʻi and the U.S. West Coast.

The tsunami warning issued for the state of Hawaiʻi on Tuesday has been downgraded to an advisory. Residents and visitors may return to evacuated areas.

A major hurricane is churning in the Pacific Ocean several hundred miles away from Hawaiʻi. Forecasters say Iona is about 735 miles south-southeast of Honolulu with maximum sustained winds at 125 mph.

Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity and helping ships navigate dangerous harbors safely.

The Conversation spoke to Kwok Fai Cheung, a professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, who researches the link between earthquakes in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska and tsunamis in Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi’s sunshine, short rain showers and clean air together create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows. They’re so good a University of Hawaiʻi professor calls the state the “Rainbow Capital of the World.”