Pacific Tsunami Museum

Pacific Tsunami Museum

Pacific Tsunami Museum is a Hilo, Hawaii-based museum dedicated to the history of the 1946 Pacific Tsunami and the
1960 Chilean Tsunami ( [http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1960.html] ) which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especially Hilo. The museum also has a mission to educate people about tsunamis.

External links

* [http://www.tsunami.org/ Official site]


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