Latest Past Events

October 3rd: We’re Back! Reopening Day at Pacific Tsunami Museum

Pacific Tsunami Museum 130 Kamehameha Ave, Hilo

We're Back! Pacific Tsunami Museum returns to full hours, open daily from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Celebrate with us on Saturday, October 3 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Free admission for all Hawaiʻi residents The Pacific Tsunami Museum returns to full hours on Saturday, October 3, and we're marking it with a special First...

The Shape of Story: Storytelling Workshop with Alicia Upano

Join Hawaiʻi novelist Alicia Upano for The Shape of Story, a generative writing workshop exploring how patterns in nature, namely the stages of a tsunami, can give structure to a story of fiction or nonfiction. The workshop includes a brief lecture, writing prompts, and discussion, followed by a drinks-and-pūpū reception. Upano is the author of...

November 29: Understanding Halapē

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

Join PTM's Executive Director, Cindi Preller, and experts from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to explore Hawaiʻi's locally-generated tsunamis and how preparedness saves lives. Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025 Time: Doors open @ 2:00 PM, Program begins @ 3:00 PM Location: Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo FREE & OPEN...