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Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Climate Adaptation Actions to O <br /> Integrated Climate Action Plan for the Island of Hawaii Build Local Resilience to Climate Change 7*� ��� <br /> The Natural Hazard Cascade of 1868 <br /> Hawaii Island is no stranger to cascading effects. On April 2, 1868, a 7.9-magnitude <br /> earthquake, the largest in recorded history for Hawaii Island, shook the island north of <br /> Pahala. The quake was preceded by hundreds of smaller tremors. This earthquake <br /> reactivated the Hilina Slump, which resulted in a tsunami that produced waves as high as 49 <br /> feet and killed 46 people. The quake also triggered numerous landslides, the largest of which <br /> was nearly 2 miles wide and as much as 30 feet thick, causing widespread damage and <br /> another 31 fatalities. Although not climate-related, this event exemplifies how cascading <br /> hazard events can affect people and property. <br /> Source: "The Great Ka`u Earthquake of 1868."Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.April 1, 1994 <br /> Climate Action Framework 6 <br />