Presents information on a tsunami that hit Hilo, Hawaii in 1946, and includes information on how tsunamis occur, what the devastating effects can be, where the danger zones are, and how they can be predicted. Includes glossary.

Fish without water -- What is a tsunami? -- No one left alive -- A giant mountain -- Like no other wave -- A brown wall -- Death at Laupahoehoe school -- Lucky escapes -- Tsunami warning system -- Hilo is hit again -- Tsunamis: keep out! -- Modern tsunami warnings.