. >> reporter: honolulu mayor kurt caldwell warned people to take hurricane lane seriously. it threatens to bring catastrophic flooding, monstrous earth and powerful winds. >> we will be ready for this, working on the recovery response mode should the worst occur. >> reporter: satellite image taken from space shows the massive storm turning in the pacific ocean. scientists released this video as they flew into the eye. >> i think it is going to be back to the fact us locals have never experienced before. >> reporter: people rush to get supplies, filling up grocery carts, emptying store shelves. several businesses placed center backs -- sandbags in an effort to prevent flooding. the menlo park fire district, sponsored the team, showed a video 40,000 pounds of equipment leaving its warehouse in east palo alto heading to the islands. >> original inflatable's, flat bottomed boats, for slow waterflood type boats we can use if it becomes a problem. communications equipment, and area we can set up medical triage, a doctor on the team, a structural engineer. >> reporter: the last hu