One is an emergency declaration. The other is a major disaster declaration.

The emergency declaration, if granted, would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to task all other federal agencies with helping the state and provide for reimbursement, Lingle said.

Longer term is a major declaration that would cover major infrastructure.

Lingle said it's too early for a structural damage estimate. Tuesday morning, two teams from the Department of Transportation are going out to the Big Island.

A harbors team will look at locations including Kawaihae harbor, which was closed. A fuel line will be inspected for leakage. Another team will examine highways.

Woodrow Goins, director of the FEMA Pacific Area Office, said his office is working with the state on a joint preliminary estimate of damages.

If a presidential declaration is made by President Bush, that would enable FEMA to provide long-term reconstruction and possibly individual assistance to homes.

An emergency response team advance element is being deployed with typically 25 people. And others are likely to follow.

The Hawaii National Guard has activated about 100 to 150 personnel for command and transportation. A 14-person C-26 aircraft is being used to transport responders to and from the Big Island, and Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters are available.

Up to 4,000 or 5,000 Hawaii National Guard members can be called upon if needed, an official said. Most of the work could involve cleanup.

In other statements yesterday, Lingle said the most serious injury was a broken arm, but expects there were a lot of cuts and bruises.

Lingle, who made a helicopter survey of parts of the Big Island in a Drug Enforcement Agency six-passenger chopper, said the most dramatic sight was rocks falling into the ocean.

Also, a possibly "serious" public health issue is at the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment plant, where an emergency generator is needed, Lingle said.