B.J. Penn braces for Tsunami in Hilo, Hawaii (Updated)
UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn is currently seeking refuge at his mother’s house in Hawaii as the beautiful “Big Island” braces itself for an incoming Tsunami with reported waves of six to fourteen feet.
An enormous 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Chile is the cause for the impending natural disaster.
The massive tidal wave is expected to hit the shores of Hawaii at approximately 11 am local time, which will be 4 pm ET.
5 Oz. thoughts and prayers are with all of the natives of Hawaii and their families in hopes that the damage to the island, if any, will be minimal.
Check out B.J. discussing Hilo’s long history with Tsunami’s on BJPenn.com while the storm warning blares in the background below:
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UPDATE: Luckily it looks like there were no casualties or serious property damage from the reported Tsunami, which ended up being more like a serious high tide.
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Good luck Hawaii.
Hawaii’s two greatest exports are BJ Penn and Dog the Bounty Hunter.
: )
yeah stay dry, BJ!
Enough said.
BJ via D’Arce choke
Seeing bjpenn.com streaming video on the CNN news broadcast was surreal
Damn, you’d think a warrior like Penn would grab a board & head out like Bodhi did in point break…
Or maybe he can use his jumping-out-of-pool skills to hurdle the tidal wave!
I kid!. Really, I hope BJ and the rest of the islanders stay safe and dry
The best thing to come of this was seein BJ Penn on CNN
I concur Rece
The tsunami was like BJ’s bjj against GSP in their last fight: It didn’t show up.