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Roadside Geology of Hawaii

Roadside Geology of Hawai'i

by Rick Hazlett, Cheryl Gansecki, and Steve Lundblad

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Learn about the Geology of Hawai'i with maps, photos and expert descriptions! This 6"x9" paperback has 322 pages that are packed with detailed information about Hawai'i Geology. Second edition. See table of contents below.

Roadside Geology of Hawai'i
Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
ix
A Note on the Hawaiian Language
x
 
 
THE HAWAIIAN HOT SPOT
1
    Hawai'i's Common Rock Types
6
The Loa and Kea Trends
8
Stages of Volcano Development
11
Calderas, Vents, and Dikes
14
Lava Flows
17
Pyroclasts and Cones
29
Soils
34
Fluted Cliffs and Amphitheater Valleys
37
Drowned Valleys and Sinking Coasts
38
Tsunamis
39
Wind, Waves, and Beaches
40
Coral Reefs
42
Dunes
44
 
 
KAUA'I
47
HI 56 and HI 560 (Kuhio Highway): Lihu'e - Princeville - Ha'ena
51
    Wailua Falls
52
    Na Pali Coast
60
HI 50 (Kaumuali'i Highway): Lihu'e - Hanapepe - Barking Sands
61
    The Po'ipu Area
62
HI 550 (Waimea Canyon Drive): Waimea - Pu'u o Kila Overlook
67
    Ni'ihau Island Viewed from Koke'e Road
72
 
 
O'AHU
74
Geology Around Honolulu
79
H-3: Pearl Harbor - Mokapu
85
HI 63 (Likelike Highway): Midtown Honolulu - Kane'ohe Bay
87
HI 61 (Pali Highway): Honolulu - Kailua
87
HI 72 (Kalaniana'ole Highway): Honolulu - Koko Rift - Waimanalo
89
    Koko Crater Botanical Garden
94
HI 83 (Kamehameha Highway): Kane'ohe Bay - Hale'iwa
95
    He'eia State Park
97
    HI 930 to Ka'ena Point
101
HI 93 via H-1 (Farrington Highway): Waipahu - Wai'anae - Keawa'ula Bay Beach
102
 
 
MOLOKAI
108
HI 450 (Kamehameha V Highway): Kaunakakai - Halawa Valley
112
HI 460 (Maunaloa Road): Kaunakakai - Maunaloa
118
    Maunaloa to Hale o Lono Harbor
120
Kaluako'i Road: HI 460 - Papohaku Beach
122
HI 470 (Kala'e Highway): HI 460 - Kalaupapa Overlook
127
HI 480 (Farrington Avenue): Kualapu'u - Mo'omomi Sand Dunes
129
Molokai Forest Reserve Road: HI 460 - Waikolu Valley Lookout
132
 
 
LANA'I
134
HI 440 (Manele Road): Lana'i City - Manele Harbor
137
    Munro Trail
138
HI 430 (Keomoku Highway): Lana'i City - Shipwreck Beach and Keomoku
140
    Koloiki Ridge Trail
140
Polihua Road: Lana'i City - Keahikawelo (Garden of the Gods)
145
HI 440: Lana'i City - Kaumalapa'u Harbor
146
 
 
MAUI
147
'Iao Valley Road: Wailuku - 'Iao Needle
151
HI 30: Kahului - Lahaina
155
HI 30 and HI 340: Lahaina - Wailuku via Windward West Maui
160
South Maui (Kihei/Wailea/Makena): Ma'alaea - La Perouse Monument
165
HI 36, HI 360, and HI 31: Kahului - Hana - Kipahulu Visitor Center - Kaupo - 'Ulupalakua
168
    Kaho'olawe Island
176
HI 378 (Haleakala Crater Road): HI 377 - Haleakala National Park
177
 
 
HAWAI'I ISLAND
183
  KA'U, KONA, AND KOHALA REGIONS
196
HI 11: Kailua-Kona - South Point Road
196
    HI 160 to Kealakekua and Honaunau Bays
199
    Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
204
    South Point (Ka Lae)
204
HI 19 (Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway): Kailua-Kona - Kawaihae
206
    Kekaha Kai State Beach
208
HI 190 (Mamalahoa Highway): Kailua-Kona - Waimea
211
HI 270 ('Akoni Pule Highway): Kawaihae - Hawi - Pololu Valley Lookout
217
HI 250 (Kohala Mountain Road): Hawi - Waimea
221
  HAMAKUA AND HILO REGIONS
223
Mana Road: Waimea - Humu'ula Saddle
223
HI 19: Waimea - Hilo
225
    Waipi'o Valley
226
    Laupahoehoe Point
229
    Pepe'ekeo Scenic Drive
230
    The Hilo Area
230
    Wailuku River Gorge
233
    Kaumana Caves
237
HI 200 (Saddle Road): Hilo - HI 190
238
    Pu'u Huluhulu
242
Mauna Kea Access Road: Saddle Road - Summit
247
    Lake Waiau
253
Mauna Loa Observatory Road
256
  PUNA DISTRICT AND KILAUEA
261
HI 130: Kea'au - Pahoa - Kalapana
261
    The 2018 Kilauea Eruption
263
HI 137: Kalapana - Isaac Hale Beach Park
267
HI 132: Pahoa - Kapoho
269
    Nanawale Sand Hills via Government Beach Road
272
HI 11: Hilo - Volcano Village - Wai'ohinu
273
    Tree Molds along Mauna Loa Road
276
    Ka'u Desert Trail
276
    Wai'ohinu and the 1868 Earthquake
281
  HAWAI'I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
282
    Sulphur Banks Trail
285
    Steam Vents, Kilauea Overlook, and Uekahuna Bluff
286
Crater Rim Drive: Visitor Center - Chain of Craters Road
287
Chain of Craters Road
291
    Hilina Pali Road
293
    Mauna Ulu and Napau Trail
296
    Mauna Ulu to Coast
298
 
 
Glossary
302
Recommended Further Reading
308
Index
310


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