Quaternary Shorelines in the Hawaiian Islands

Quaternary Shorelines in the Hawaiian Islands

Author: Harold Thornton Stearns

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 70

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Provides shoreline descriptions of Mahana, Kaluakapo, Manele, Olowalu, Kahuku Point, PCA, Ewa I, Kahipa, Kaena, Laie, Waialae, Makua, Waipio, Waipio Stand of the Sea, Coral Hill Low, Olomana, Kailua, Waimanalo, Kawela Low, Leahi, Penguin Bank, Barbers Point, Ewa II, Kahe, Kaneohe, Lahaina Roads, Nawiliwili, Makai Range, Makapuu, Kahipa-Mamala, Koko, and Kapapa.


Geology of the Hawaiian Islands

Geology of the Hawaiian Islands

Author: Harold Thornton Stearns

Publisher:

Published: 1946

Total Pages: 142

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The paper is a synopsis of the geology of the Hawaiian Islands. It covers the Island of Hawaii (Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai, Kohala, Kilauea), Island of Maui (Haleakala), Island of Kahoolawe, Island of Lanai, Island of Molokai (Kalaupapa), Island of Oahu (Waianae Range, Koolau Range), Island of Kauai, Island of Niihau, Offshore islets, Leeward islands.


A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands

A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands

Author: E. Alison Kay

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1994-12-01

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 9780824816599

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This volume brings together recent primary source materials on major themes in Hawaiian natural history: the geological processes that have built the Islands; the physical factors that influence the Island's terrestrial ecosystems; the dynamics of the sea that support coral reefs, fish, and mollusks; the peculiarities of animals and plants that have evolved in the Islands and are found nowhere else; and the human impact on the land, plants, and animals.


Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Island of Niihau, Hawaii

Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Island of Niihau, Hawaii

Author: Harold Thornton Stearns

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Published: 1947

Total Pages: 70

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Reports on the domestic water supply derived from rain caught from roofs and some ground wells. Overall, the island has high aridity, unfavorable geologic structures, continuous deposition of salt spray, and abundant authigenic salts in the lake beds.