";s:4:"text";s:4408:" 1946 Tsunami Articles: Kauai Attempting To Get Aid To Stricken (April 03, 1946) 14 Dead Listed at Kauai (April 03, 1946) Haena Survivors Tell Dramatic Stories of Heroism and Faith (April 05, 1946) 1957 Tsunami Articles: » 250 Kauai Residents Lose Homes (March 11, 1957) 235 Oahu, Kauai Homes Damaged (March 21, 1957) A History of Tsunamis in Hawaii. Maniniholo Dry Cave (Maniniholo means "swimming Manini fish") is about 300 yards deep and reaches to a small exit hole on the side of the mountain. That tsunami came from the south, from Chile. Another tsunami in 1957 hit Kauai with waves up to 52 feet high. The Hawaiian Islands have a long history of destruction due to tsunamis and are particularly vulnerable to tsunamis originating in the north and the southeast Pacific Ocean. On the island of Kauai, the wave height reached 52 feet (16 m). On April 1, 1946, an undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coast triggers a massive tsunami that kills 159 people in Hawaii.. The military pours more than $300 million into the economy, with the Army contributing $84.5 million. The Garden Island newspaper today notes the tsunami warning, but the island faces little threat from the west. Unfortunately, many Hilo residents in the bayfront area refused to leave their homes because of the relatively small damage caused by tsunamis in 1952 and 1957. The west-facing part of Kauai is … This Pacific-wide tsunami was caused by the largest recorded earthquake in the 20th century. Unfortunately, many Hilo residents in the bayfront area refused to leave their homes because of the relatively small damage caused by tsunamis in 1952 and 1957.