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1975 Tsunami Photos; Halape and Punalu'u, Hawai'i
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Photo number 1975.01 (Thompson Collection)
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Photo shows Scout Troop 77 just before leaving for their hike down to Halape. Two days after this photo was taken on November 29, 1975, a thirty foot tsunami washed over their camping site. Dr. James "Mitch" Mitchel (4th from left) and a fisherman, Michael Cruz (not pictured), were killed in the wave.
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Photo number 1975.02 (National Park Service)
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Photo number 1975.03 (Hawaii Volcano Observatory)
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Photo shows a view of the Halape coast before the 1975 tsunami.
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Photo shows a view of the Halape coast after the 1975 tsunami. Notice the coconut grove standing in the sea as a result of the 11.5 foot subsidence of the shoreline.
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Photo number 1975.04 (Hirayama Collection)
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Photo number 1975.05 (Hirayama Collection)
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Photo shows Halape palm grove. Photo taken from small island offshore.
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Photo shows Halape palm grove, dead from immersion in sea water.
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Photo number 1975.06 (Int. Tsunami Information)
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Photo number 1975.08 (Kalani Collection)
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Photo shows damage to nearby Punalu'u home after the tsunami.
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Photo shows house carried off its foundations in Punalau'u.
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