Timepiece: A Frozen moment in time

[selvin]

On May 23rd 1960 a Tsunami (tidal wave) struck the town of Hilo and the community of Waiakea in Hawaii destroying much of the dowtown area including a community clock that was donated by a local school principal.

As the old song goes,

"But it stopped short
Never to go again,
When the old man died."

The hands on the Wakefield clock stopped at 1:05pm, May 23, 1960 the moment the Tsunami struck. A replacement clock honoring the moment stands in its place a tribute to the strength, courage and resilence of the people of Waiakea which bore the brunt of the Tsunami. The replacement clock has its hands frozen at 1:05pm.

This post has three photos, please let me know if I should remove one. I thought it might be okay since the opening sign isn't really a timepiece.



The clock,



Some historical photos of the tsunami.

[calr]

Nice work, Selvin. Thanks for the historical information. These narratives always add a great deal to the photos. Who are the people standing next to the clock?

Cal

[selvin]

Cal,

Thanks for your comments. The lady on the left is my wife Frances, and the fellow on the right is my son, Christopher.

Aloha

[Trojansoc]

On its own, the clock is an interesting photo. With the context, it's really special. Thanks for including the story.

Paul

[nhmom]

A sad story. Nice that someone thought to remember it that way.

[selvin]

Torjansoc, NHMom,

Thanks for your comments.

[DigitalDiva]

This is a very interesting and poignant post. It was great the you included the information and photos that went along with the photo of the clock.

I have to say your wife and son are a very handsome couple.