Opinion ID: 2550923
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Heading: Ocean and Weather Conditions on January 30, 1997

Text: According to the trial court's undisputed FOFs, the ocean and weather conditions on January 30, 1997 were as follows: 60. At 8:16 a.m. on January 30, 1997, the Maui Civil Defense Agency issued High Surf Advisory # 3, which stated as follows: Surf on west and north shores this morning will be rising 8 to 12 feet. The buoy that is northwest of Kaua`i indicates that these waves should arrive by midmorning on the western islands. Islands east of O`ahu will see waves that are slightly lower arriving this afternoon. 61. At 11:45 a.m. on January 30, 1997, the Maui Civil Defense Agency issued High Surf Advisory # 4. Instead of the usual 12 hours, High Surf Advisory # 4 was issued approximately three hours after High Surf Advisory # 3 because there was a higher surf size. High Surf Advisory # 4 cautioned as follows: Surf heights on the north shore of O`ahu and Kaua`i are presently 10 to 12 feet. Swells passing at Buoy 1 north-west of Kaua`i indicate that the surf should rise as high as 10 to 15 feet this afternoon on the north shored [sic] and about 6 to 10 feet on west shores. Islands east of O`ahu will see waves that are slightly lower arriving this afternoon. 62. The areas on Maui targeted by the advisories included Paia, and Ho`okipa to Hana [ i.e., the Ke`anae Landing area]. 63. Sandra Hue[o] had lived in Ke`anae for twenty-six [26] years. Ms. Hue[o] testified that on the morning of January 30, 1997, she went to her home on the Ke`anae Peninsula located approximately 50 to 75 feet from the Ke`anae Landing, and that the weather that morning was rainy, cloudy[,] and misty.