Pacific Tsunami Museum
The Pacific 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 which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especially Hilo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
- Opening hours:
10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Address: 130 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace Theater and Kalākaua Park.
Palace Theater
Theater building
Photo: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Palace Theater is a historic movie theater in downtown Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Built in 1925, the Beaux-Arts–style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1993. Palace Theater is situated 510 feet south of Pacific Tsunami Museum.
Kalākaua Park
Park
Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalākaua Park is the central "town square" of the city of Hilo, Hawaii. It is surrounded by historic buildings and includes a war memorial.
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center
Arts center
The East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center is an art gallery, community theater, and cultural center in downtown Hilo, Hawaii. EHCC features regular art exhibitions with free or suggested donation entry to the general public. East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center is situated 1,700 feet west of Pacific Tsunami Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waiākea and Wainaku.
Waiākea
Suburb
Waiākea is an ancient subdivision in the Hilo District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and an early settlement on Hilo Bay.
Wainaku
Village
Photo: Paolo Salmaso, CC BY 2.0.
Wainaku is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2020 census.
Hilo
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hilo is a town on the Big Island of Hawaii. The county seat and largest city in Hawaii County, Hilo is the one of the best starting points to explore the eastern half of the island, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Pacific Tsunami Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, commercial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
19.72593° or 19° 43′ 33″ northLongitude
-155.08673° or 155° 5′ 12″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Levels
2Open location code
73F6PWG7+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 438292610OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Pacific Tsunami Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “musée des Tsunamis du Pacifique”
- French: “Musée des tsunamis du Pacifique”
- French: “Pacific Tsunami Museum”
- Japanese: “パシフィック・ツナミ・ミュージアム”
- Japanese: “太平洋津波博物館”
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