Pacific Tsunami Museum

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The 1946 Tsunami in Hilo

The Pacific Tsunami Museum is a museum in Hilo, Hawaii dedicated to the history of the April 1, 1946 Pacific tsunami and the May 23, 1960 Chilean tsunami[1] which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especially Hilo. The museum also has a mission to educate people in general about tsunamis, including the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. It is located at 130 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] A scientific advisor to the museum has written a book on the two major disasters.[3]

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  2. Pacific Tsunami Museum official web site
  3. The Tsunami of 1946 and 1960 and the Devastation of Hilo Town, Walter Dudley and Scott Stone, Donning Company 2000, ISBN 1-57864-123-3