The April 1, 1946 Hilo tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, devastated Hilo, Hawaii, killing 96 people in Hilo and 159 across the islands within hours, demonstrating the catastrophic potential of tsunamis when warning systems are absent and highlighting how such disasters can fundamentally transform communities in a matter of hours.
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Added:[music] >> The Pacific Ocean on the rampage.
Hilo, once a peaceful Hawaiian resort city, bore the brunt of the disaster.
The capital of the island of Hawaii was completely changed in a few hours. Today it resembles the battlefields of Okinawa or Guam.
>> Hey, you [ __ ] Just load them already.
>> Full load of cane.
Hilo bound.
>> [music] >> Then he slept in the parlor.
>> Another quiet afternoon.
>> Is that everything for today?
>> [music] >> Tsunami.
>> Tsunami.
>> Tsunami.
>> What is this?
>> I don't know.
>> Tsunami. There's a tsunami coming.
>> Got you.
Hey, ginger. Shut it.
Is something wrong out there? Try look them at with >> Mommy, where's all the water?
Looks like the water went all the way past the point.
>> Try look. THE ARMOR GETS STUCK IN THE ROCKS.
>> WALTER.
It's bad luck.
>> Yes.
Palani.
Get back on the boat.
Hold tight.
What's going on out there?
Hey.
>> [music] [music] >> The mill. Torches in the mill.
Don't get sucked out. Hold on.
Oh.
Help me.
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