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

Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii
Author: Harold Thornton Stearns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1935
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

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

Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Island of Niihau, Hawaii
Author: Harold Thornton Stearns
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1947
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

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.