Interview with Richard Omuro

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tsunamismaui_04.pdf (2.78 MB)

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1998

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Jeanne Johnson

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Born in Spreckelsville, a man recalls life in Camp 3. He talks about attending English-standard Kaunoa School and how it fared in the 1946 tsunami. He describes how his family drove down to Lahaina to help an aunt and uncle whose business was destroyed. Also includes his eyewitness account of tidal wave behavior.
teacher; Japanese; male
Interview conducted in English.

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Language, Maui, Natural Disasters, Plantation Life, Schools

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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30322

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23 min
15 pages

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Wailuku, Maui

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GC222 .M38 T7 2003

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Tsunamis in Maui County: Oral Histories
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