Free Entry to all Kama'aina Residents Live Music from Kanoa Wong from 12-1\ More details TBA

Join the Pacific Tsunami Museum in commemoration of the 1960 Hilo Tsunami. The Museum will be having a special screening of PBS Documentation Shinmachi: Stronger than a Tsunami Film and having a post film presentation and discussion with the topic "What Happened to the Shinmachi Area in Hilo post-tsunami?" by both Dr. Walt Dudley and...

Saturday, June 1st, Disaster Prep Fair Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium and Butler Building, 799 Piilani Street Hilo HI 96720, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. This fair is to raise community awareness about disaster preparedness, emergency response, and community resilience. Learn about the hazards in your area, what you are most susceptible to, and how you can...

June 1st is World Reef Awareness Day! From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required), a free special keiki activity, and live music. Make-n-take Clay Pieces of the Reef. Keiki will get the chance to learn about different parts of the reef, and how a...

The Downtown Hilo Museum Square Presents World Oceans Day 2024 Saturday, June 8th in Kalākaua Park, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM   Join the Downtown Hilo Museum Square (East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, Hawai‘i Science and Technology Museum, Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, and Pacific Tsunami Museum) for our 3rd annual World Ocean Day event. This is a free family-friendly...

Join the Pacific Tsunami Museum for an exclusive premiere of CNN's Violent Earth, Episode 3: Tsunami. The Pacific Tsunami Museum assisted with this production and is excited to show off the end result! After the episode, stay to talk story with Tsunami Experts and Museum Staff.   If you RSVP ahead of time, this event...

From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required), a free special keiki activity, and live music. Break a Rock! Keiki will get the chance to learn about the geology of Hawaii's islands and how geological activities such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions can cause a...

Join us for an exciting day of storytelling, hero tales, and interactive activities at the Pacific Tsunami Museum! This event is put on in collaboration with the National Weather Service, County of Hawaiʻi Water Safety, Hawai'i County Civil Defense, and the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency To manage capacity, entire museum visit (including the reading session)...

From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required), a free special family activity, and live music. August is back-to-school month and we have to ask - Do you have an Ohana Go-Bag Ready? Do you have an evacuation plan? Check in with us about important...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum is participating in Give Aloha, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts Program. How It Works: From September 1-30, customers are invited to make donations of up to $249 to participating Hawaii non-profit organizations at checkout. Donations are accepted at any Foodland, Sack N Save or Foodland Farms checkout. Foodland will match a...

September is Hawaiian History Month! From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required), a free special keiki activity, and live music. Keiki will have the chance to visit with Avalon (they/them) who has a big, free hands-on kapa demo and teaching about natural plant dyes...

Saturday, September 28th, Disaster Prep Fair Kahilu Town Hall | 67-1182 Lindsey Road, Waimea HI 96743 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm This fair is to raise community awareness about disaster preparedness, emergency response, and community resilience. Learn about the hazards in your area, what you are most susceptible to, and how you can better...

Program Type: 1 Day Workshop Location: Pacific Tsunami Museum Enrollment Fee: $150  (no discounts available at this time) Age Group: 6-12 years (Drop-Off) Deadline to Register: Tuesday, October 2nd, by 11:30 AM Take Home: Participants will take home their crafted Big Island map and a packet of volcano powder to recreate the eruptions. Program Description:While...

From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required for adults). Hawaii Keiki Museum will be visiting the Pacific Tsunami Museum with activities and information for families. Very exciting! Enjoy the melodies of local musician Kanoa Fong, performing live at noon. Keiki and Adult facepainting by...

Program Type: 1 Day Workshop Date: Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm Location: Pacific Tsunami Museum Enrollment Fee: $60  (no discounts available at this time) Age Group: 6-12 years (Drop-Off) Deadline to Register: Tuesday, October 8th, by 11:30 AM Take Home: Participants will take home their crafted Big Island map and a packet...

The Downtown Hilo Museum Square presents: Spooky Square! A FREE family-friendly trick-or-treat event Saturday, October 26th, 2:00-4:00 PM The Downtown Hilo Museum Square presents Spooky Square 2024! The Museum Square has partnered with businesses around the block for a free family-friendly trick-or-treat event. Put on your costumes, and spend the afternoon exploring Downtown Hilo and...

You are invited to celebrate life with a party! The Pacific Tsunami Museum cordially invites you to celebrate Black and White Night at our Día de los Muertos: Honor the Ancestors Party! Join us for a festive Day of the Dead celebration in remembrance of our departed loved ones and rejoice in life’s splendor with...

From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required for adults). Zero Waste Hawaii will be visiting the Pacific Tsunami Museum with information for Hilo's reusable wears system. Kumu Robert Beebe of Lei Hulu O Hilo (Auntie Doreen Henderson’s lineage) will be showcasing his feather lei...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum will be closed on Thursday, November 28 in observation of Thanksgiving. We will re-open Friday, November 29, 2024 with normal hours.

From 10am to 4pm, the Pacific Tsunami Museum is thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required), a free special keiki activity, and live music. Enjoy the melodies of local musician Kanoa Fong, performing live at noon. Don’t miss out on our ‘Ohana Membership Giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a year-long family...

Imagine Being Part of Something Amazing... Picture this: a sea of blue-clad community members flowing through downtown Hilo, creating a moving wave of awareness! We're introducing something completely new - the Human Wave: a Tsunami Awareness Campaign . This isn't your typical awareness campaign - it's an interactive, dynamic movement where YOU become part of...

The Pacific Tsunami Museum will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th in observation of Christmas. We will re-open Thursday, December 26, 2024 with normal hours.