The tsunami history and prehistory of Nuʻu Refuge, Maui, Hawaiʻi
The tsunami history and prehistory of Nuʻu Refuge, Maui, Hawaiʻi
In the 21st century tsunamis have claimed the lives of at least 253,000 people globally, making them one of the deadliest natural disasters. In Hawai'i, destructive events occur, on average, every 11 years. This study takes a multi-proxy approach to understand the magnitude and frequency of tsunamis at the Nuʻu Refuge, Kaupō, Maui, Hawai'i. Research there revealed sedimentary evidence of four tsunami or storm events dating from as early as 1837 CE from both local and distant sources. Sedimentary evidence from the wetlands indicates a depositional environment dominated by tsunami inundation coupled with increasing isolation from the sea. Understanding (a) the source, magnitude and frequency of tsunami events and (b) ongoing geomorphological change provides a foundation for developing mitigation strategies to reduce the destructive potential of future tsunamis.
Coastal accretion, Hawaiʻi, Headland avulsion, Maui, Mitigation strategies, Multi-proxy analysis, Tsunamis
Fisher, Scott
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Goff, James
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Cundy, Andrew B.
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Sear, David
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3 March 2025
Fisher, Scott
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Goff, James
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Cundy, Andrew B.
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Sear, David
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Fisher, Scott, Goff, James, Cundy, Andrew B. and Sear, David
(2025)
The tsunami history and prehistory of Nuʻu Refuge, Maui, Hawaiʻi.
Marine Geology, 483, [107522].
(doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2025.107522).
Abstract
In the 21st century tsunamis have claimed the lives of at least 253,000 people globally, making them one of the deadliest natural disasters. In Hawai'i, destructive events occur, on average, every 11 years. This study takes a multi-proxy approach to understand the magnitude and frequency of tsunamis at the Nuʻu Refuge, Kaupō, Maui, Hawai'i. Research there revealed sedimentary evidence of four tsunami or storm events dating from as early as 1837 CE from both local and distant sources. Sedimentary evidence from the wetlands indicates a depositional environment dominated by tsunami inundation coupled with increasing isolation from the sea. Understanding (a) the source, magnitude and frequency of tsunami events and (b) ongoing geomorphological change provides a foundation for developing mitigation strategies to reduce the destructive potential of future tsunamis.
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Accepted/In Press date: 24 February 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 27 February 2025
Published date: 3 March 2025
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Coastal accretion, Hawaiʻi, Headland avulsion, Maui, Mitigation strategies, Multi-proxy analysis, Tsunamis
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500086
ISSN: 0025-3227
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