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Liam Powers, owner of Sea Quest Hawai‘i, got a call at around 7 p.m. that Nathan Grocholski Lopez, his son’s paddling coach at Big Island Jr. Va‘a, had not made it back to shore after going out in a one-man canoe.
We conclude our week-long series of the many groups that work to preserve Hawaiʻi history with a look at the Daughters of Hawaiʻi. You may have seen them in their white muʻu. They are charged with caring for two palaces: Hulihe’e in Kona and Queen Emma Summer Palace, or Hānaiakamalama, located in Nuʻuanu. The Conversation spoke to Manu Powers, the head of the organization.
Video shows a wall of water wreaking havoc on a wedding party at the palace, and putting the building in peril over the weekend. The Conversation spoke with Manu Powers, regent and president of the Daughters of Hawaii — which oversees the management of the 19th-century palace.
Video of tsunami surges in Oregon and on Kauaʻi have popped up on social media. Sea Quest Hawaii, a snorkeling tour company on the Big Island, was also impacted. It operates out of Keauhou Bay, just south of Kona. The Conversation called up its co-owner, Manu Powers, to get an idea of the damage.