While Hawai'i is famous for wiping store shelves clean of toilet paper and other provisions before a predicted storm, less known is that if the threat passes without wreaking havoc, some store operators accept and refund your money or issue store credit for bulk goods bought in haste before the all-clear signal. From Kāne'ohe to Nānākuli and beyond, there were reports of shoppers lugging 10 or more cases of bottled water back to the store after the tsunami scare. Or, in some extreme cases, folks were seen hauling in gas generators purchased Saturday morning.