There were several immediate actions that were most likely taken in the Hawaiian islands to prevent the loss of life as the tsunami approached. Some of the immediate actions would of been to sound the alarms for the residents of the area, move to higher ground, and broadcast radio and television bulletins to alert the people. Ships would of also needed to be moved away from the coast.
Earthquakes occur along plat boundaries and faults. Most earthquakes happen along the edge of continental and oceanic plates. Faults are found in the middle of the plates. They're like cracks that form when the different parts of the plates don't move in the same direction.
