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Cane Fire, Hawaiian Islands, Early 1900s
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Honolulu, HI Fire Station, early 1900s

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Hawaii Disasters

Tragic Accidents & Deaths
 

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Air Disasters
:: Kalihi, Army Bomber Air Disaster Jun 1944
:: Oahu, HI C-54 plane crash Nov 1944
:: Transocean Airlines DC-6B plane crash Jul 1953
:: Wai'anae Mountains near Lualualei Naval Ammunition Depot plane Crash Mar 1955
:: Pan American Airlines plane crash Nov 1957
:: Honolulu, HI Canadian Pacific Airlines plane crash Jul 1962
 
Fires
:: Honolulu Chinatown Fire Dec 1899
 
Hurricanes & Tropical Cyclones
:: Big Island, Cyclone of the Lark, Sept 1843
:: Big Island & Maui Tropical Cyclone Aug 1871
:: Honolulu, HI Tropical Cyclone Aug 1874
:: The Froc Cyclone Dec 1902-Jan 1903
:: South Point, HI Tropical Cyclone Oct 1906
:: Kauai Channel Tropical Cyclone Nov 1906
:: Tropical Cyclone Aug 1925
:: Tropical Cyclone Aug 1938
:: Kauai, Hurricane Hiki Aug 1950
:: Hurricane Nina Nov-Dec 1957
:: Hurricane Della 1957
:: Hurricane Kanoa Jul 1957
:: Kauai, Hurricane Dot 1959
:: Big Island & Maui, Hurricane Connie Aug 1966
 
Ship Disasters
:: Steamship West Point wreck 1856
:: Attack on Pearl Harbor, HI Dec 1941
:: Pearl Harbor LST-353 Ship Explosion May 1944
 
Train Wrecks
:: Wailuku, HI Train Wreck Feb 1884
:: Hana, Maui, HI Train Wreck Jun 1916
:: Waikakalaua Gulch, HI Train Wreck Jul 1922
 
Tropical Storms
:: Lahaina, Maui Storm Feb 1850
:: Honolulu, HI Storm Dec 1918
:: Tropical Storm Irah Sept 1963
:: Hilo, Tropical Storm Aug 1958
 
Tsunamis
:: Hilo, HI Tsunami April 1946
:: Hawaii Tsunami Nov 1952
:: Hawaii Tsunami Mar 1957
:: Hilo, HI Tsunami May 1960
 
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:: Waialua, HI Army Truck Accident Jul 1944
:: Naval Ammunition Depot Explosion, Jun 1944
 
 
Welcome to GenDisasters, a look back at the events that touched our ancestor's lives - tornadoes, fires, floods, hurricanes, train wrecks, mine explosions, and tragic accidents that became a part of history and our genealogy.
 
Diamond Head and Surf Board Riding, Honolulu, HI 1907
Honolulu, HI City Hall 1940s
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