aui Wowie 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
This happened to me about 15 years ago. A friend and I flew back from the Hawaian island of Maui back to Oahu. We then drove to a beautiful lookout point over a bay near Diamond Head. I admit that I had partaken of some of the famous Maui Wowie. But I will never know for sure if it contributed to my lack of awareness. I took a picture of the bay with my (then) new Polaroid camera. My photo zoomed out of the camera, and while I was watching it develop, a brisk breeze blew it out of my hand. I watched it land in a rocky crevass about 50ft. below me, beyond the safety railing. There was a big sign on the railing, "DANGER! DO NOT GO BEYOND THIS POINT!" But I could see my picture firmly lodged in the dry lava rocks, so I slipped over the railing, climbed down and claimed my prize. While I was admiring my now fully developed pic, I heard someone yelling. I looked back and up, and saw about 20 people (including my friend) gathered at the railing, all staring down at me, frowning. I thought they were all over reacting to my bending the rules posted on the railing sign. Then one of them pointed out to sea. I looked. A massive TIDAL WAVE was cresting and crashing into the bay...and I was level with the bottom of the trough! This sucker could have wiped out a building, let alone a dopey blonde. I ran like hell, back up the lava slope, never looking back. I could feel the air getting really damp and it smelled really salty. The noise was beyond belief, a deafening crashing roar. I kept expecting a shelf of seawater to close over my head. I reached the railing just as the wave hit the rocks right behind me, blowing sea foam high up in the air. My friend was very upset, screaming,"I thought I was going to have to call your parents and tell them you were washed away!" It also turned out that lookout point is a famous suicide jump spot. I still have my picture! Submitted on 03/03/02
Submitted by:
Angela Lee
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