Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Roseline Brito | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A woman recalls her parents and growing up in Hana, Maui. She tells of moving to Molokai and meeting her husband. On the beach with family members when the 1957 tidal wave arrived, she describes the receding ocean, their getaway in a truck, and a near accident. |
Jeanne Johnston | Kaunakakai, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Thomas Wright | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A former Marine Corps officer describes the Spreckelsville beach neighborhood where he lived in 1946. He explains his duties inspecting the Naval Air Stations at Puunene and Kahului. He shares anecdotes and observations on the 1946 tsunami, including the ensuing damages. |
Jeanne Johnston | Kihei, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
Thomas Matayoshi | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
A Molokai resident talks about fish ponds and fishing on the east side. A teenager in 1957, he watched the incoming tidal wave flow beneath him from his perch on a mangrove tree. |
Jeanne Johnston | Ho'olehua, HI | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History | |
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 | |
Helen von Tempsky | Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories |
Originally from Oregon, a woman tells of her family's relocation to Hawaii and subsequent moves to Hilo and Lahaina. She shares childhood memories of December 7, 1941. Also remembered is the effect of the 1946 tsunami on her Lahaina home and aunt's Spreckelsville home. |
Jeanne Johnston | Moloka'i, 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 | |
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 | |
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 |