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


Book Description

This publication consist of two parts exclusively covering the Island of Oahu, definted by the Koolau and Waianae ranges. Part 1 (1-198) is concerned with topics related to geology and part 2 (199-467) is concerned with topics related to ground water resources. The geology pertains to the Waianae volcanic series, Kailua volcanic series, Koolau volcanic series and the Honolulu volcanic series. The study covers climate generated water, surface water, ground water, and access to these water sources.










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


Book Description

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.