“And there’s safety, hazard mitigation. All of the Hilo waterfront area is very much at risk. And someday there will be another tsunami. And if people are prepared, there can be far less loss ...

“And there’s safety, hazard mitigation. All of the Hilo waterfront area is very much at risk. And someday, there will be another tsunami. And if people are prepared, there can be far less loss ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Founded in response to the deadly Hilo tsunami of 1960, the Pacific Tsunami Museum has spent the last 30 years educating communities across the state and around the world.

In 1960, a tsunami resulting from a 9.5 Chilean earthquake killed 61 people in Hilo. Because there are spans of years between major tsunami events, education is important to remind people of ...

The Pacific-wide tsunami generated by the massive temblor hit the Hilo waterfront around 7 a.m. The waves — estimated by those who saw them as between 35 feet and 50 feet in height — killed ...

He’s one of the few who survived being swept away in the deadly 1946 Hilo tsunami that claimed 158 lives. “Today if I concentrate real, real hard I can almost bring back the panic and the ...

Kaneohe man reflects on surviving 1946 Hilo tsunami Wake Up 2Day’s Chris Latronic was joined by HI-EMA Administrator James Barros at Ala Moana Beach Park to discuss the hazards of a tsunami.

Shannon Wianecki grew up in Hawaii and writes about the Islands regularly. Hilo sits between the sea, the often-snow-capped summit of Mauna Kea and the smoldering Kilauea volcano. Twice swept ...

Hongo would know. He survived the Hilo tsunami in 1960. 61 people died. Hongo's home was among those destroyed. He and his family were inside, but fortunately, the wave crashed on the other side ...

On May 22, 1960, a 9.5 earthquake - the largest ever recorded - hit southwest Chile, generating a tsunami that struck the Hawaiian Island in about 15 hours. Hilo Bay area on island of Hawaii was ...