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The Hilo tsunami clock \u2014 a landmark along Kamehameha Avenue at the edge of the Grand Naniloa Golf Course \u2014 might find itself with new digs as part of the Waiakea Peninsula revitalization.<\/p>\n

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The Hilo tsunami clock \u2014 a landmark along Kamehameha Avenue at the edge of the Grand Naniloa Golf Course \u2014 might find itself with new digs as part of the Waiakea Peninsula revitalization.<\/p>\n

State Sen. Lorraine Inouye, a Hilo Democrat, said she secured $200,000 in capital improvement funds to move the iconic clock, which is forever frozen at 1:04 \u2014 the time it was damaged and disabled by the early morning tsunami that flattened the sleeping Hilo waterfront on May 23, 1960, killing 61 people.<\/p>\n

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According to Inouye, the clock\u2019s current location doesn\u2019t maximize its potential as either a historical marker or a tourist attraction.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody can enjoy it, because you cannot park. And this was such a historical event,\u201d Inouye said.<\/p>\n

Inouye added that she\u2019ll be \u201cworking in tandem\u201d with the Hawaii Community Development Authority and consultants working on the redevelopment of the peninsula to move the clock.<\/p>\n

She said she\u2019d like to move it to a location in the development with parking and encase the memorial \u201cwith a good storyboard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cindi Preller, executive director of the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, said Inouye approached her about moving the clock earlier in the year. Although Preller doesn\u2019t know where the clock might be moved, she\u2019s in support because in its current location, \u201cpeople can\u2019t stop and park there.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Pacific Tsunami Museum\u2019s website, the clock was at the Waiakea Social Settlement building at the corner of Kamehameha Avenue and Lihiwai Street, a few hundred yards in the Hamakua direction. The clock, which was destroyed along with the Waiakea Social Settlement by the third and largest tsunami wave, was found amongst the rubble, the time of 1:04 on the clock\u2019s face a perpetual reminder of devastating occurrence.<\/p>\n

Waiakea Town \u2014 once a vibrant community with shops, schools, restaurants and even a movie theater \u2014 wasn\u2019t rebuilt.<\/p>\n

The clock, which stands as a memorial for those who lost their lives in the 1960 tsunami, is listed on the tsunami museum\u2019s website as the \u201cWaiakea Kai Clock.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also has a status and following among a niche group of visitors. The website RoadsideAmerica.com, which markets itself as \u201cyour online guide to offbeat tourist attractions,\u201d lists the memorial as \u201cTsunami Clock of Doom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clock, on its green metal pole, is now a memorial, standing along a busy thoroughfare in one of the areas of devastation, in front of a golf course. A 20-ft. high wave hit here. The clock\u2019s hands are frozen at that moment: 1:04 a.m.,\u201d the website states.<\/p>\n

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Email John Burnett at john.burnett@hawaiitribune-herald.com.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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