waves are generated miles away and travel over the open ocean to hawaiian shores.e large, powerful and spread far apart. for people on the beach, the water is calm one minute, but it can be a very different story the next. >> people come here, they watch the waves. they'll see a few smaller waves thinking that it's okay to get into the cove or the tide pools. and they don't understand that every few waves or so, two or three very large waves larger than normal that they're watching will come in. then they're in trouble. this is a very rocky area. >> it's referred to as the cheese grater by the lifeguards. the lava rock is extremely sharp and very, very dangerous. >> we've watched many people get hurt here. >> as the wave hits the base of the rocks, mother and son still don't realize what's about to happen. >> when the wave initially hit and he took the picture, he turns around almost happy that he got this great shot. but at that moment, i think the woman realized that they were about to get wet and she kind of crouches down but the gentleman just turned around and

hawaiian set off an emergency beacon. five people were picked up by helicopters and taken to shore. e builder of the flying hawaiian faces several legal and financial problems, before launch, the boat in san rafael in 2013. he was also arrested for allegedly biting the finger of the harbor master during an argument. >>> 7:11. it was supposed to attract more foot traffic. instead it is attracting trouble. coming up at 7:30, the complaints about a popular plaza in the castro district and who is being blamed. >>> but first, no one could have predicted what was gonna happen at a groundhog day ceremony in wisconsin. after the break, the two things that made yesterday's celebration really awkward. >>> we're looking at a commute where traffic is pretty normal in some areas which is to say it's slow here in san francisco it looks good approaching the 80 split. >>> i just stepped outside. it's a little cool. a lot of high clouds. we have gone 40 days and 40 nights without any rain. so is there any rain? yes. i will tell you when. ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. a