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Pacific Tsunami Museum
General Museum Hours
Monday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Admission
General: $8.00
Seniors and Kama‛aina: $7.00
Children (ages 6-17): $4.00
Toddlers (ages 5 & under): Free

Pacific Tsunami Museum
130 Kamehameha Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
tel: (808) 935-0926
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Groups

We welcome school groups!

Scheduled Kama‛aina school groups: Students: $2.00; Kama‛ainas: $6.00

Scheduled out-of-state school groups: Students: $5.00 (elementary - high school); General: $7.00

UHH/HCC scheduled groups $3.00

Kama‛aina college students $7.00

Non-resident college students $8.00

For every 10 students in a scheduled group visit, one adult may come in free.
Adults accompanying the group in excess of that number pay General, Kama‛aina, or Senior admission.

For groups grades 3 and up we provide a 1 to 1 1/2 hour session that includes a 30-45 minute presentation followed by time to browse the museum. See Programs for more information.

For groups kindergarten through grade 2, we provide a 50 minute session that includes a 20 minute group presentation and small group story sessions. See Programs for more information.

For additional info. call 808-935-0926.

The museum is closed in observance of the following holidays:
Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Years Day

 

 

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Museum Member
and receive FREE admission for one year!



Museum Exhibits Gallery

pre 1946 model of downtown Hilo Science Center Tsunami Warning Center Simulator Papua New Guinea exhibit
Model of Hilo pre-1946 tsunami Ocean Science Center Tsunami Warning Simulator Papua New Guinea

Turn of the Century waiakea exhibit exhibit wall Science of Tsunamis
Turn of the Century Waiakea Entry Exhibit Science of Tsunamis

50's tsunami exhibit Vault Theater Story of Hilo
2004 Indian Ocean 50's Tsunamis Vault Theater Story of Hilo

You are here Keiki Corner
Tsunami Explanation Energy of Water Wave Machine Keiki Corner Locally-Generated Tsunamis

Runup maps Laupahoehoe quilt Tsunami Store
Hawai'i Runup Maps Laupahoehoe Quilt Tsunami Store
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Museum Docents
  Sadao Aoki Kini Burke Roy Daimaru Aileen Kaneshiro
  Sadao Aoki Kini Burke Roy Daimaru Howard DeKalb Aileen Kaneshiro Clarissa Kuniyoshi
Dian Mahoney Yvonne Nakamura Naomi Seeley   Millie Uchima
Dian Mahoney Adrian Mangiboyat Yvonne Nakamura Naomi Seeley   Millie Uchima


Museum Staff
  Donna Saiki Colleen DeSa Crystal Ogata

 

 

Donna Saiki Executive Director Colleen DeSa Administrative Assistant Crystal Ogata Visitor Services Kini Gonzalez Visitor Services Barbara Muffler
Curator/Archivist

  Dr. Walter Dudley George Curtis John Coney Mike Childers

 

Dr. Walter Dudley
Scientific Advisor
George Curtis
Scientific Advisor
Genevieve Cain Robison Scientific Advisor John Coney
Computer Specialist
Mike Childers
Technician
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130 Kamehameha Ave Hilo, HI 96720 tel: 808-935-0926 FAX: 808-935-0842 email:
Last Revised July 2010