The struggling Pacific Tsunami Museum is calling for community support to keep its doors open. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on what’s next for this Hilo landmark.

And it's more expensive than we're able to manage.” While Preller emphasised that the museum—founded in the 1990s by Jeanne Johnston, a survivor of the tsunami that hit the island in 1946 —is “not ...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum is in dire financial straits ... 1960 tsunami that killed 62 people and injured 282 in Hawaii — all in Hilo. And Nov. 27 will be the 50th anniversary of the Halape ...

Located in downtown Hilo on the Island of Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Museum was initially founded 30 years ago to fill that void — a hub for education and awareness that contends “no one ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- A cornerstone of Hawaii’s history and resilience is in jeopardy. The Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, dedicated to preserving stories of survival and educating about ...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum building in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, formerly the Kamehameha branch of the First Hawaiian Bank until 1997 (photo public domain via Wikimedia Commons) Success! Your account was ...

The Pacific system was established two ... says George Curtis, a tsunami expert at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. "You have a tremendous loss of business. You have a great expense of overtime ...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum ... Alston, his wife Tanya — a survivor of the May 23, 1960, tsunami that killed 61 people in Hilo and leveled much of the town’s waterfront — and Preller met ...

Earlier this month, the Pacific Tsunami ... 61 people in Hilo. Because there are spans of years between major tsunami events, education is important to remind people of Hawaii’s tsunami history ...

In the same story, Paul Alston, an attorney and trustee with the Olson Trust, said they “received a $25,000 commitment from ...

Alston said he’s pleased that Meadow Gold CEO Bahman Sadeghi also sees value in investing in the museum, which holds a significant piece of Hilo’s history in its exhibits and archives.