He’s one of the few who survived being swept away in the deadly 1946 Hilo tsunami that claimed 158 ... who graduated from the University of Hawaii and earned his masters. He’s also run 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.

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5. off the coast of Chile near Valdivia and Puerto Montt area.

This was the overarching theme of Mayor Kimo Alameda’s first State of the County Address, which he delivered Tuesday to an ...

Alameda said two more items on his to-do list are to finish building the Hilo skate park and paving ... hasn’t had paving in that area for years. West Hawaii is so happy now.” ...

Home insurance in Hilo costs $603 for a $350,000 policy and $1,703 for a $1 million policy. State Farm had the best customer satisfaction in Hawaii. State Farm customers ... If an earthquake causes a ...

The tsunami reached the Hawaiian Islands in just 4.5 hours claiming 159 lives — in Hilo alone, 96 people died — injured ... Updated this year, the Hawaii Tsunami Preparedness Video is available on the ...

The first waves looked more like an extreme fluctuation in the tide than the giant tsunami that Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean were bracing for after the magnitude-8.8 quake devastated Chile ...

Hawaii-Hilo moved to a 19-14 conference record (25-21 overall) as Chaminade moved to 8-28 in PacWest play (9-42 overall). The Vulcans are slotted in at No. 6 in the season standings with the ...

April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, however emergency manag Let’s review what you need to know in case a destructive tsunami wave approaches the island chain. The most essential part of ...