April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii
Posted on Apr 19, 2024 in Announcements, Boat Harbors, Commercial Activities, Fishing Activities, Information Meeting, Main, Ocean Recreation Activities, sliderNEW TSUNAMI VIDEO GIVES INSIGHTS,
ANSWERS ON HOW TO PREPARE
April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai‘i. The University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawaiʻi Sea Grant) partnered with organizations across the state to promote tsunami preparedness by creating a new 2024 Hawai‘i Tsunami Preparedness video.
This year marks 78 years since the deadly 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake that generated tsunami waves over 50-feet high in Hilo, caused tragic loss of life, and $340 million economic damage to the state. To prepare for future tsunamis which can strike with very little warning and occur anywhere, at any time.
The video covers how a tsunami is generated, tsunami zones, emergency communications and evacuation planning so that residents properly know where to go during the tsunami threat.”
The video is also available on YouTube and can be accessed through Hawai‘i Sea Grant’s YouTube Channel as well as organization websites that partnered on the production of the video.