Mahalo FIRST PLACE BESTOF Hawaii 2020 East Tribune Herald EAST HAWAI'I Images from the George Curtis and Aleta V. Smith Collections We are deeply honored to be voted the Best Museum in East Hawai'i for a second year in a row. As we all are experiencing difficult challenges, please remember that we are a resilient people who have survived two catastrophic tsunamis. Along with the Taniguchis, the Fujimotos, the Kitagawas, and countless other families and businesses, we did not give up then, and will not give up now. We rolled up our sleeves, worked hard, helped, and supported each other and TOGETHER we, as a community, rebuilt and came back stronger than ever. Tragedy and hardships do not divide us, but instead unite us as we recognize that we are part of something greater than ourselves and that we can only overcome adversity by working together. So, whether faced with a hurricane, lava flow, tsunami or a global pandemic, we WILL GET THROUGH IT - together. We look forward to reopening soon to welcome all of you back. Pacific Tsunami Museum 130 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 808-935-0926 | www.tsunami.org PACIFIC CARES ACT GRANTS TSUNAMI OHAWAN COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES musEumn While the Museum is closed to the public during the pandemic, we are continuing our community work supported in part by the HIHumanities CARES Act Grant from Hawai'i Council for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities. NATIONAL (ENDONMENT 1OR THE EMANITI Mahalo FIRST PLACE BESTOF Hawaii 2020 East Tribune Herald EAST HAWAI'I Images from the George Curtis and Aleta V. Smith Collections We are deeply honored to be voted the Best Museum in East Hawai'i for a second year in a row. As we all are experiencing difficult challenges, please remember that we are a resilient people who have survived two catastrophic tsunamis. Along with the Taniguchis, the Fujimotos, the Kitagawas, and countless other families and businesses, we did not give up then, and will not give up now. We rolled up our sleeves, worked hard, helped, and supported each other and TOGETHER we, as a community, rebuilt and came back stronger than ever. Tragedy and hardships do not divide us, but instead unite us as we recognize that we are part of something greater than ourselves and that we can only overcome adversity by working together. So, whether faced with a hurricane, lava flow, tsunami or a global pandemic, we WILL GET THROUGH IT - together. We look forward to reopening soon to welcome all of you back. Pacific Tsunami Museum 130 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 808-935-0926 | www.tsunami.org PACIFIC CARES ACT GRANTS TSUNAMI OHAWAN COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES musEumn While the Museum is closed to the public during the pandemic, we are continuing our community work supported in part by the HIHumanities CARES Act Grant from Hawai'i Council for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities. NATIONAL (ENDONMENT 1OR THE EMANITI