April 1, 1946, Lanikai, Hawaii
Janie Powlison was doing the dishes at Hilltop House, looking out on Kailua Bay. She’d never seen the tide so low. All the water was gone, and the coral heads were showing. "Dad! Something is happening to Kailua Bay!" Her father, Skipper, looked and said, "I’ve never seen a tidal wave, but I think we’re going to have one."
Skipper called several radio stations who all told him the same thing: (more…)