When the tsunamis reached Hilo on the east coast of the island of Hawaii, they were still powerful enough to sweep up ten-ton blocks of basalt from the breakwater, kill 61 people, and destroy more than 500 buildings.
當海嘯波衝進至夏威夷大島東岸的希洛灣，防波堤上十餘噸的玄武岩全被捲起，巨浪摧毀了五百多棟建築，也奪走了 61 條人命。