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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

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Air Disasters
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
Train Wrecks
  • Wailuku, HI Train Wreck Feb 1884
  • Hana, Maui, HI Train Wreck Jun 1916
  • Waikakalaua Gulch, HI Train Wreck Jul 1922
Tropical Storms, Tsunamis & Storms
  • Lahaina, Maui Storm Feb 1850

  • Honolulu, HI Storm Dec 1918

  • Honolulu, HI Severe Storms, Feb 1935

  • Tropical Storm Irah Sept 1963

  • Hilo, Tropical Storm Aug 1958

  • Hilo, HI Tsunami April 1946

  • Hawaii Tsunami Nov 1952

  • Hawaii Tsunami Mar 1957

  • Hilo, HI Tsunami May 1960

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