April is Tsunami Awareness Month

Photo courtesy of the Matt Chow Collection
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A house and car washed into the Waioloma Canal after the May 23, 1960, tsunami that struck East Hawaii. Photo courtesy of the Matt Chow Collection. Come join the Pacific Tsunami Museum during Merrie Monarch Week for half-price admission from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today through Saturday. The museum is located at 130 Kamehameha Ave. in downtown Hilo. For more information, call 935-0926.