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Pacific Tsunami Museum

Pacific Tsunami Museum
The Pacific Tsunami Museum is housed in a former First Hawaiian Bank building in downtown Hilo, Hawaii
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Former name
Hilo Tsunami Museum
Established31 August 1994 (1994-08-31)
Location130 Kamehameha Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii
Coordinates19°43′33″N 155°5′12″W / 19.72583°N 155.08667°W / 19.72583; -155.08667
Visitorsmore than 20,000/yr[1]
Founder
    • Jeanne Branch Johnston
    • Dr. Walter Dudley
Executive director
    • Donna Saiki (1994–2013)
    • Marlene Murray (2013-2022
    • Cindi Preller (2022+)
ArchitectCharles W. Dickey
Websitetsunami.org

The Pacific Tsunami Museum (originally, the Hilo 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[2] 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, at the intersection of Kamehameha and Kalakaua in downtown Hilo.[3]

One of the founders of the museum, Dr. Walter Dudley, serves as chairman of the museum's Scientific Advisory Council and is the President of the Board.[4]

  1. ^ Murray, Marlene (January 15, 2019). Operating Grant Request, Pacific Tsunami Museum (PDF) (Report). State of Hawaiʻi, Thirtieth Legislature. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "1960 Tsunami". Drgeorgepc.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Pacific Tsunami Museum official web site
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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