BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pacific Tsunami Museum - ECPv6.3.6//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pacific Tsunami Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tsunami.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pacific Tsunami Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240401T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240430T163000 DTSTAMP:20250424T233212 CREATED:20240319T094745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T205424Z UID:18574-1711965600-1714494600@tsunami.org SUMMARY:Celebrate Tsunami Awareness Month at the Pacific Tsunami Museum DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nCelebrate Tsunami Awareness Month at the Pacific Tsunami Museum\nUpcoming Events \nMonday\, April 1st – Free Public Talk by Dr. Walt Dudley at Pahoa Public Library. Talk topic will be the 1946 April Fools Day Tsunami. \nSaturday\, April 6th – Book signing appearance by Tammy Yee\, illustrator of Tsunami Quilt book and the Baby Honu; accompliced by book reading by Docent Dian; free entry to Kama’aina (Hawaii Residents) \nThursday\, April 11th – Once in a lifetime Presentation by Dr. Alison Thompson. Dr. Alison Thompson\, a dedicated humanitarian\, has received prestigious awards such as the Dr. Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award and the “Woman of Peace” award. She served as a first responder during the 9/11 attacks in NYC and founded the non-profit Third Wave Volunteers (TWV)\, which has grown into a global network of over 30\,000 volunteers. Following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami\, she co-founded a Community Tsunami Early-warning disaster Center and a children’s learning museum in Sri Lanka. Alison has worked with diverse communities worldwide\, from indigenous tribes in Colombia to victims of wildfires in Maui. She will be giving a presentation at the Pacific Tsunami Museum on April 11th\, with limited seating available. RSVP Here : link \nSaturday\, April 27th– Celebrate Tsunami Awareness Month with Closing Ceremony. All are invited to a Presentation by Dr. Roxane Keliikipikaneokolohaka. Dr. Keliikipikaneokolohaka was born and raised in Waiakea\, Hilo\, Hawai’i and has been an educator in various contexts for over 20 years – including being the creator of the oil or chant for the Pacific Tsunami Museum. \nEvery Sunday from 10am – 12pm- Photo Scanning Days “Help us digitize local history! Bring in your photos taken in tsunami associated areas (Hilo\, waiakea\, etc) (people\, events\, landmarks\, holidays\, and more) and let us scan it for our digital collection. We’ll give you back the original and your image will become a part of PTMs photographic record of our community. Loose\, unframed photos up to 11×17 inches can be scanned\, limit 5 per person\, please!” \nMore details to be announced. Any questions – please direct them to admin@tsunami.org. Mahalo nui loa \n  \n  \n  URL:https://tsunami.org/event/celebrate-tsunami-awareness-month-at-the-pacific-tsunami-museum/ LOCATION:Pacific Tsunami Museum\, 130 Kamehameha Ave\, Hilo\, HI\, 96720\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tsunami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Tsunami-Awareness-Month-Facebook-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240406T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240406T170000 DTSTAMP:20250424T233212 CREATED:20240327T072421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T072421Z UID:18615-1712394000-1712422800@tsunami.org SUMMARY:First Saturday - April 6th - Special Appearance by Illustrator Tammy Yee *EARLY ENTRY* DESCRIPTION:April is Tsunami Awareness Month!\n\n\nOn April 6th from 9am to 4pm\, we’re thrilled to offer FREE admission for Kama’āina (ID required). \nTammy Yee (Children’s book author\, illustrator\, and origami / paper model designer) has worked on more than 40 books. She grew up in Hilo\, Hawaii\, where she explored tide pools\, swam in streams\, and wrote and illustrated spooky stories her teachers politely read. Having children rekindled her love for picture books\, so in 1994 she exchanged her stethoscope for a paintbrush and she’s been writing and illustrating ever since. In 2022\, she was inducted into Children’s Literature of Hawaii’s (CLH) Hall of Fame.  \nTammy Yee 📘🎨 will be available for book signing and talk story from 10am – Noon. You can visit her website here\n\nCopies of “The Tsunami Quilt” will be available for purchase in the PTM Gift Shop. \nPTM’s Docent Dian will be hosting two Keiki Story Time Sessions with “The Tsunami Quilt” book and more!\n \nEnjoy the melodies of local musician Kanoa Fong\, performing live at noon. \nDon’t miss out on our ‘Ohana Membership Giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a year-long family membership\, offering endless opportunities for discovery and education. \nIMPORTANT NOTICE :\nThe Merrie Monarch Parade starts at 10am\, with a section of the route passing directly in front of the Pacific Tsunami Museum.\nTo ensure convenient parking\, we highly recommend arriving early in the morning.\n\n\n\n\nNon-Kama’āina members will have to pay regular admission price. \n\nFor questions call (808) 935-0926 or email admin@tsunami.org URL:https://tsunami.org/event/april6firstsaturday/ LOCATION:Pacific Tsunami Museum\, 130 Kamehameha Ave\, Hilo\, HI\, 96720\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR