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May 23rd, 1960: Quirks of time, tide, rain, and wind create an unusual but quite deadly natural phenomenon here in Hawaii — TSUNAMI. An earthquake occurs in the Southern Hemisphere, near Chili, of a magnitude of 8.6 (the recent quake in China was 7.9 and destroyed millions of homes). The quake causes a tidal wave - a tsunami - which manages to head north, then west then south and hit Hilo, killing an amazing 61 people. Neither the southern part of Hawaii Island, nor any other Island in the Hawaiian chain, experiences much damage, but in Hilo, the water bleeds into town for more than 3/4 of a mile, over the power plant, homes, businesses and streets, causing millions of dollars in damages and grief for dozens of families.