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The ocean was pretty rough today. The friends we were with went out snorkeling for about an hour.
s the Ka’u area faces the open ocean, another historical fact about Punalu’u is that its shores have suffered severe tsunami erosion striking the area in 1868, 1960 and 1975. The first tsunami with reported waves as high as 100 feet destroying nearly every shoreline community from South Point to Kumukahi.
The residents joined together and rebuilt the village at Punalu’u and in the 1880s, a pier was built to transport the harvested sugar cane via interisland steamships. With the advancement of the automobile, roads were then constructed transporting goods, and the Punalu’u pier was abandoned and Hilo became the Big Island’s main port.
s the Ka’u area faces the open ocean, another historical fact about Punalu’u is that its shores have suffered severe tsunami erosion striking the area in 1868, 1960 and 1975. The first tsunami with reported waves as high as 100 feet destroying nearly every shoreline community from South Point to Kumukahi.
The residents joined together and rebuilt the village at Punalu’u and in the 1880s, a pier was built to transport the harvested sugar cane via interisland steamships. With the advancement of the automobile, roads were then constructed transporting goods, and the Punalu’u pier was abandoned and Hilo became the Big Island’s main port.
May 15 2025