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Hawaiʻi Tsunami Awareness Month > Hawaiʻi Tsunami Awareness Month - April 2023
APRIL is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaiʻi!
2023 marks 77 years since the April 1, 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake that generated a tsunami that hit Hawaiʻi 4.5 hours later, without warning, killing 158 people statewide, including 120 on the Big Island mostly in and around Hilo. The tsunami led to the establishment of the US Seismic Sea Wave Warning System in 1948 in Honolulu. Today, NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center provides US tsunami warning center services to the State of Hawaiʻi, as well as American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
For tsunami info, visit Hawaiʻi Information
For kids tsunami info, visit Hawaiʻi Kids Information
Plan Ahead, Be Prepared. Make sure you and your family know what to do and where to go!
Take these simple but important actions to Get Tsunami Ready Now!
Schools can host Tsunamis Live! - a fun interactive Kahoot! virtual activity for Grades 2-6. Download flyer. Contact ITIC to schedule ( itic.tsunami@noaa.gov ).
Sign up for free Emergency alerts from the County you live in:
Kauaʻi County
City & County of Honolulu
Maui County
Hawaiʻi County
Save a link to the Tsunami Evacuation Map so that, during an emergency, you can quickly find your best route to safety.
City & County of Honolulu
State of Hawaiʻi (all Counties)
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2023 Hawaiʻi Tsunami Awareness Month |
| GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaiʻi, March 31, 2023, PDF |
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PRESS RELEASES |
| THROUGHOUT APRIL, virtual Tsunamis Live! Get Tsunami Ready Now! Fun, interactive virtual activity for Grades 2-6, Schools, Teachers, Group Leaders contact International Tsunami Information Center to schedule date/time, E-mail: itic.tsunami@noaa.gov, Flyer |
| EVERY SATURDAY IN APRIL 2023 Celebrate and Prepare our First Responders, Pacific Tsunami Museum, 130 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, Free Admission for All First Responders |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023 City and County of Honolulu Tsunami Brief, Honolulu DEM, ITIC, PTWC, NWS Regional Operations Center, Contact: Laura Kong, ITIC, laura.kong@noaa.gov |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 28-29, 2023 Hawaiʻi County Tsunami Brief, HCCDA, ITIC, PTWC, NWS Regional Operations Center, Contact: Laura Kong, ITIC, laura.kong@noaa.gov |
| FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023 NOAA Tsunami Day for State and County Emergency Management, 9:30AM - 12:30PM, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, ITIC, PTWC, NWS Regional Operations Center, State of Hawaiʻi and County Emergency Management, Contact: Laura Kong, ITIC, laura.kong@noaa.gov |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023 Commemoration of the 1946 Tsunami, Pacific Tsunami Museum, 130 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, Free Admission Kama‘aina and Children |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2023 Tsunami Awareness Fair, Kapiolani Community College |
| THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 66th Hawaiʻi State Science & Engineering Fair, 11:30AM - 1:00PM, Neal Blaisdell Center |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023 Good Friday 1964 Earthquake in Alaska, Pacific Tsunami Museum, 130 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, Free Admission for Alaskans |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023 Maui County Tsunami Brief, MEMA, ITIC, PTWC, NWS Regional Operations Center, Contact: Laura Kong, ITIC, laura.kong@noaa.gov |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 Kauaʻi County Tsunami Brief, KEMA, ITIC, PTWC, NWS Regional Operations Center, Contact: Laura Kong, ITIC, laura.kong@noaa.gov |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023 Sunday Open House, Pacific Tsunami Museum, 130 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, Free Admission for Children (17 & under) |
| FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2023 Waiakeawaena Kindergarten Visit, Pacific Tsunami Museum, 130 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, PTM & Museum Square welcomes Waiakeawaena Kindergarten for a morning of talks and activities. |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023 2023 Science & Sustainability Festival, 9:00AM - 3:00PM, Bishop Museum Reduced admission rate for Kamaʻāina & Military of $5.00 Celebrate Earth Day at Bishop Museum’s Science & Sustainability Festival, which brings together Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners to highlight the ongoing work needed to protect biodiversity and build a sustainable future in Hawaiʻi. This one-day festival features keiki activities, workshops, exhibition highlights, special presentations, and interactive performances that offer a vast spectrum of opportunities to engage with current scientific research and sustainability efforts. Contact: For more information visit Bishop Museum website. Be Ready Event , 1:00PM - 4:00PM, Pacific Tsunami Museum, 130 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720, Free and open to the public Tsunami & Hazard Preparedness with Dennis Hwang, University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, NOAA; Talmadge Magno, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense; Dr. Walt Dudely, Pacific Tsunami Museum Co-founder. Flyer. |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 |
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