Exploration of west coast of Hawaii

Author:

Jaggar, T.A.

Title:

Exploration of west coast of Hawaii

Periodical:

The Volcano Letter

Year:

1928

Volume:

165

Pages:

1

Subject:

Volcanoes Hawaii Island Lava flows Volcanic ash, tuff, etc.

Summary:

An expedition was conducted to the west coast of Hawaii in 1927 by a scientific party whose members were L. A. Thurston, T. A. Jaggar, R. M. Wilson, T. Dranga, and Tahara. During this journey, sea trips were made to the northwest shoreline of Hawaii to areas such as Kaawaloa, Napoopoo, Kailua, Kawaihae, Makalawena, Kiholo, Puako, Kukio, Kalahuipuaa, Waimea, then onto Hilo in eastern Hawaii via Hamakua. Along the way, geological features of interest were observed such as the lava cascades of Hookena and what appeared to be fault cliffs at Hookena, Kaawaloa, and Keauhou. The 1801 aa flow that is north of Kaupulehu, the 1859 black pahoehoe flow at Kiholo, and the undated aa flow of Kaniku in South Kohala were also observed. Brown soils of more than 10 feet deep that appeared to be freshest deposits as well as a flat of this material that was heavily forested with algeroba that extended more than three miles southwest of Puako were observed, in addition to the yellow tufts of southern Kau, the glacial outwash of Mauna Kea near Humuula, and the soils of North Kohala. The thickness of the deposits combined with the remoteness of the volcanoes seemed to suggest an origin of glacial outwash rather than ashfall.

Label:

Geology

Collection:

Periodicals