Hana, HI

Interviewee Collection Sort descending Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Eddie Oliveira Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories

A man recaps his life story from family background, Nahiku home, childhood games, Civilian Conservation Corps, defense work, military service, and marriage. Missing the 1946 tsunami because he and friends went hunting in the mountains, he recalls visiting Hamoa and describes the devastation there.

Jeanne Johnston Hana, HI University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History
Henry Kahula, Sr. Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories

A man recaps his life story from family background, growing up in Hana, and life in Hamoa. He describes the waves and destruction that occurred in Hamoa on April 1, 1946.

Jeanne Johnston Hana, HI University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History
Jackie Kahula Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories

An adopted man describes growing up in the close-knit Hawaiian village of Hamoa, Hana, Maui. Age eleven in 1946, he recalls the tidal wave, which took his adopted mother and destroyed his home.

Jeanne Johnston Hana, HI University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History