On March 14th 2008 Dr Novil Wijesekara ( CTEC co-founder), Roshan Waduthantri ( CTEC Manager) and Alison Thompson ( CTEC co-founder) traveled to Hawaii to form partnerships with the tsunami experts of the Pacific Early Warning Systems. Our visit was greeted with open arms and ears as we shared our 2004 Sri Lankan tsunami experiences with the Hawaiian officials and we learned many valuable things from them. The Highlight of our trip was meeting the Oahu Civil Defense and the Pacifc Tsunami Warning Center.