A hurricane has hit the North Shore. Sean is trapped with Jenna in a leaky bunker while Zack is stuck at the training center with an adrenaline junkie reporter will-ing to risk her life and his to get a story.
Hurricane Honu is headed towards the islands and everyone is on stage one alert. Zack is trying to save his precious computer discs, but Sean warns him that all available shelter space must be saved for food and supplies. In the midst of the chaos, Sean gets a call from Jenna: she’s stuck at Kaena Point because of a landslide and she’s in danger of being wind-swept over a cliff. Sean goes to rescue her, only to discover that she’s not in danger at all-she just needed a ride on the scarab to bypass traffic to go to a city council meeting in Kaneohe. She feels that all the panic over the hurricane is over-stated and that the islands stand to lose money because of the hysteria. Just then, the storm starts to hit. She tries to help Sean, but steers the boat into a reef, shearing off its propellers. Then, while trying to make up for her mistake, she winds up getting her foot caught in the anchor line and goes hurtling over the edge of the boat. Sean must brave the choppy waters to save her and bring her to shore. The storm is now hitting full force and the two must search for shelter. Sean sees an abandoned World War II era bunker at the top of the hill. He and Jenna make their torturous way up there. The bunker’s door cannot be opened, but there is an underground compartment that the two open and enter. He places a transponder outside the door so the coast guard can spot them when the storm is over. Inside, the place is a wreck-obviously used by teens as a drinking/make out place. But, they have no choice and bundle inside.
Back at the training center, the storm has gotten so bad that Zack cannot leave. Trying not to show any fear, he buckles in for the duration. He hears a pounding outside the door. It is IVY LATHAM, a student who got caught in the storm. She has been hurt, and in a panic, cannot make her way to the back to get in so Zack must remove some of the wood boarding up the door. He brings her inside. It does not take long for him to dis-cover that not only is she not a student, but she’s a junior reporter out to get a story at all costs so she can get a gig for an LA station. Ivy’s big ambition is to be the next Jessica Savitch. She convinces Zack to come outside and help her film a story from the balcony, despite the high winds and danger. Zack, an adrenaline junkie himself, reluctantly agrees to help her. Unfortunately, this is not her only trick. They hear on the radio of a man who has rescued his pregnant wife off of Wahiawa. She wants to go to interview him but Zack tells her they cannot possibly go out into the storm. While Zack is talking with Ja-son, she pries another board loose and tries to go out into the hurricane. Zack is forced to rescue her from certain death as she is nearly swept off the 2nd floor balcony.
At the bunker, Jenna and Sean continue carping at each other. Suddenly, there is a loud noise as the bunker is buried in a landslide. Panic sets for Jenna. Sean tries to maintain his calm as he breaks away a boulder that blocks their air passage. No sooner does he free the air space than water starts pouring in. He and Jenna are forced to block the holes with pieces of clothing. Nevertheless, the water keeps coming in, albeit at a dribble. The two share a few moments where it is clear a spark still exists between them. She con-fesses that one of the reasons being in the room is so uncomfortable is because, when she was a little girl, a game of “hide and seek” ended with her trapped in the trunk of a car for hours before someone finally came to rescue her.
Suddenly, a side door starts gushing water from all of its seams. Sean searches frantically for a drain and finally finds it. Al-though he unplugs it, the valve controlling it is rusted shut. The water keeps rising. Feeling that the end might be near, Jenna reverts to her more innocent self and confesses she has always loved Sean. As the water rises towards their necks, they share a kiss. Just then, the coast guard, alerted by their transponder, arrives and saves them. Jenna is happy they’re saved and have renewed their friendship. However, she warns Sean he had better never say a word about her childhood experience, unless he wants to be transferred permanently to Guam.
Zack finds himself the new heroic interviewee for Ivy’s news story. But she makes sure she gets her share of the spotlight.
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