In the past dozen years, there have been six major tsunamis around the world which resulted in nearly a quarter million deaths and over $260 billion in property damage. Each of these tsunamis focused global attention on the threat and significant impacts of these catastrophic events. In the United States, the potential for tsunamis is most prevalent in the Hawaii and the surrounding Ring of Fire. In fact, more people have died in Hawai‘i from tsunamis than from hurricanes, floods, and volcanoes combined, making it the state’s deadliest natural hazard.