The Pacific Tsunami Museum, a fixture of the waterfront in Hilo on the island of Hawaii for nearly 30 years, is facing an uncertain future. In a recent interview with Hawai'i Public Radio ...

Located in downtown Hilo on the Island of Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Museum was initially founded 30 years ago to fill that void — a hub for education and awareness that contends “no one ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- A cornerstone of Hawaii’s history and resilience is in jeopardy. The Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, dedicated to preserving stories of survival and educating about ...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum building in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, formerly the Kamehameha branch of the First Hawaiian Bank until 1997 (photo public domain via Wikimedia Commons) Success! Your account was ...

The Pacific system was established two ... says George Curtis, a tsunami expert at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. "You have a tremendous loss of business. You have a great expense of overtime ...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum ... Alston, his wife Tanya — a survivor of the May 23, 1960, tsunami that killed 61 people in Hilo and leveled much of the town’s waterfront — and Preller met ...

The quake that rocked Taiwan is a stark reminder of how quickly and unexpectedly an earthquake can trigger a dangerous tsunami. Pacific Tsunami ... joint session of the Hawaii State Legislature ...

Tsunami advisories were earlier issued for Japan, Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the eruption caused the equivalent of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake.

Earlier this month, the Pacific Tsunami ... 61 people in Hilo. Because there are spans of years between major tsunami events, education is important to remind people of Hawaii’s tsunami history ...

Alston said he’s pleased that Meadow Gold CEO Bahman Sadeghi also sees value in investing in the museum, which holds a significant piece of Hilo’s history in its exhibits and archives.