Today in History - 1868

The largest wave ever ridden by a surfer is purported to have been 50' high at Ninole, Hawaii. The surfer, Holua, rode the wave only to save himself from being crushed by it.

Locally generated tsunamis caused by volcanic earthquakes in the Hawaiian Islands have been few in number - only six in the last 100 years. Only one of these six caused severe destruction and heavy loss of lives - the tsunami of April 2, 1868, along the southeast coast of Hawaiʻi Island.