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The site is apparently geologically unique in the Hawaiian Islands, comprising a sinkhole paleolake in a cave formed in eolianite limestone. The paleolake contains nearly 10,000 years of sedimentary record; since the discovery of Makauwahi as a fossil site, excavations have found pollen, seeds, diatoms, invertebrate shells, and Polynesian artifacts, as well as thousands of bird and fish bones.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Honolulu Fire Department announced that authorities discovered human remains about 200 yards off Ke Iki Beach on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 18 ...
The Naha Stone originated from Mount Waialeale on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. [3] It was found on the banks of the Wailua River before being moved via a double canoe to Hilo, where it became a symbol of the Naha rank of Hawaiian royalty. The stone was used to prove the legitimacy of the bloodline of any claiming to be of the Naha rank.
HONOLULU – Hawaii shores were rocked this past weekend by the “highest south shore surf in more than 25 years.”Wave faces at Honolulu’s Diamond Head reached heights of 25 feet on Sunday ...
The tradition of Kapaemahu, like all pre-contact Hawaiian knowledge, was orally transmitted. [11] The first written account of the story is attributed to James Harbottle Boyd, and was published by Thomas G. Thrum under the title “Tradition of the Wizard Stones Ka-Pae-Mahu” in the Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1907, [1] and reprinted in 1923 under the title “The Wizard Stones of Ka-Pae ...
The Hawaiian Islands are experiencing the effects of Hurricane Lane, a Category 4 storm with heavy rain, flash flooding and damaging winds. The Aloha State is no stranger to natural hazards, like ...
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References Precambrian-Mesozoic Since the oldest of the Hawaiian islands is a little more than 5 million years old ...
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook a remote part of Hawaii's Big Island on Friday. It was felt as far as Honolulu, more than 200 miles away, reports said — likely because of the depth of the ...