Hawaiʻi Island · HI
Hilo
A bay town that learned about tsunamis the hard way.
- Population
- 44,186 (2020 census)
- 1946 tsunami
- 96 dead in Hilo
- 1960 tsunami
- 61 dead
Then
- 1929
The Hilo Bay breakwater is finished.
- 1946
On April 1, a tsunami from the Aleutians kills 96 people in Hilo.
- 1949
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is set up.
- 1960
On May 22, a tsunami from Chile kills 61.
Now
Hilo is the Hawaiʻi County seat. The Pacific Tsunami Museum is here, and the Merrie Monarch hula festival starts each Easter Sunday.