Waiakea Social Settlement Clock

The Waiakea Social Settlement clock was donated in 1939 by Mrs. Martha E.R. Wakefield, principal of Waiakea Elementary School, which adjoined the Settlement building, in memory of her sister, Mrs. C.E Richardson. It was one of the few landmarks to withstand the destruction of Waiakea Town in the tsunami of May 23, 1960, when the clock stopped at 1:05 a.m. Refurbished and re-erected on its original concrete stand by the Waiakea Pirates Athletic Club in May 1984, it serves as a symbol of the strength, courage, and resilience of the residents of Waiakea, also known as Yashijima.

Paukaa, Hawaii · United States