Once each year, Kimo and his grandfather have placed a flower lei atop a stone monument at Laupåahoehoe Point, but it is not until after Grandfather's death that he learns of the 1946 tsunami that took the lives of twenty-four schoolchildren and teachers, including Grandfather's younger brother.Once each year, Kimo and his grandfather have placed a flower lei atop a stone monument at Laupåahoehoe Point, but it is not until after Grandfather's death that Kimo learns why.