Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories
Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Rudy Bissen | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A man raised in Kahului's Kanaha Camp touches on his parents, schooling, and work. He retains a trace memory of tsunami flooding in Kahului. |
Jeanne Johnston | Wailuku, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
John K. Teves | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
In a discursive interview, a man depicts his family's self-sufficient lifestyle in Kapaa, Kauai. Also covered are his experiences in Honolulu, including witnessing an accident during air maneuvers. He recounts the events of the 1957 tsunami on Kauai, including anecdotes about his brother-in-law's survival and his gathering of fish washed ashore by the waves. |
Jeanne Johnston | Pukalani, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Paul Matayoshi | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A ninety-five-year-old man recalls the tidal waves he lived through on Oahu and Molokai. He also remembers the cleanup in Hilo after the 1946 tsunami. |
Jeanne Johnston | Puko'o, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Sam Kalilikane, Sr. | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A man who grew up in MolokaI talks about his family background, fishing, his schooling, family life, and moving to Honolulu. He describes his experience of the 1946 tidal wave that hit the east end of Molokai. |
Jeanne Johnston | Honolulu, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Helen Tamashiro | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A woman recalls her Okinawan immigrant parents who were banana farmers and pineapple field workers. She describes her Maliko Gulch banana farm and neighborhood. Alerted by neighbors, she and her siblings climbed a hill and watched the 1946 tidal waves roll in and pull up trees and plants. |
Jeanne Johnston | Kahului, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Anna Goodhue | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
One of twelve children, a woman discusses her family's background. She explains how the children divided their time between Oahu and Molokai, traveling on the inter-island steamships. She recalls the effect of the 1946 tsunami on family and neighbors. Also described are the traditional luaus (feasts). Goodhue was also interviewed for the Ualapue project. |
Jeanne Johnston | Puko'o, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Taiji Inamasu | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Haiku-born man remembers growing up in a plantation camp. A Lahaina Technical School boarder, he worked for HC&S sugar plantation after graduation. He and a coworker were working on Spreckelsville beach when the 1946 tsunami hit Maui. In their escape, he particularly recalls the roar of the incoming water. |
Jeanne Johnston | Kahului, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Nicholas Ramos | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A Honolulu-born man discusses his family's background, growing up in Kaka'ako, experiencing the attack on Pearl Harbor as a child, and being relocated to Kalaupapa in 1942. He recalls the 1946 tidal wave as it rolled in, caused major physical damage, and the cleanup that followed. |
Jeanne Johnston | Kalaupapa, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Barbara J.H. Cannon | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Young marrieds in 1946, a woman and her husband were caught in the 1946 tsunami, which destroyed their beachfront house in Spreckelsville. She details their swimming to safety along with neighbors and coping in the aftermath of the flooding. Also recalled is the 1960 tsunami as it affected Kailua, Oahu. |
Jeanne Johnston, Susan Tissot | Kula, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Sam Pedro | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A Molokai man outlines his family background. He describes the 1946 tidal wave which displaced two east side homes. |
Jeanne Johnston | Kalua'aha, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History |