Kalaupapa, HI

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

A Molokai resident describes the waves which washed ashore on April 1, 1946 and the destruction of beachfront houses in Kalaupapa.

Jeanne Johnston Kalaupapa, HI University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History
Edwin Lelepali Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories

A Kalaupapa resident describes his traumatic birth, father and adopted sister, confinement in Kalihi Hospital, Pearl Harbor day, transport to Kalaupapa settlement, and adjustment to life there. He recalls the 1946 tidal wave and the subsequent damage and repair of the settlement's water supply pipe. He concludes with reflections on his life at Kalaupapa.

Jeanne Johnston Kalaupapa, 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