Geological Survey 1:250,000 scale DEM (Digital Elevation Models) database into a greyscale map that was then rendered in KPT Bryce software on a Macintosh computer.
The image, created by Julsun Pacheco, was constructed by converting the U.S. The Cover: The 3-D image depicts the main Hawaiian Islands viewed from above at a point in the southeast. University of Hawai'i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. Includes bibliographical references and index.Ĭontents: Reference mapsThe physical environmentThe biotic environmentThe cultural environmentThe social environment. of Geography.Ītlas of Hawai'i / Department of Geography, University of Hawai'i, at Hilo edited by Sonia P. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PRESSUNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PRESS, HONOLULUĬopyright © 1973, 1983, 1998 University of Hawai'i Press PARADISE is assistant professor of geography at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo.ĭEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT HILOĮDITED BY SONIA P. JUVIK are professors of geography at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. "A treasure of a reference." Honolulu Star-Bulletin/The Honolulu Advertiser Noteworthy for its completeness, meticulous scholarship, and colorful format." American Reference Books Annual Maps are vivid, appropriately scaled, and easy to interpret. The accompanying text is succinct and highly readable. " a plethora of useful information displayed in hundreds of well-constructed maps and graphs, ably supplemented by photos and illustrations. Reviews of the second edition of the Atlas of Hawai'i Readers of this new edition will find much new information, including topics (e.g., paleoclimate, threats to native ecosystems, Hawaiian sovereignty) not discussed in previous editions. The sixth and final section comprises a statistical supplement, bibliography, and gazetteer for the reference maps. "The Social Environment" treats such elements as the economy, government, and tourism.
The diversity of the state's cultures is treated in chapters on history and languages as well as archaeology, religion, and the arts. Geology, climate, the ocean, water, soils, and astronomy are among the topics discussed in "The Physical Environment." Next the special character of terrestrial and marine ecosystems is described in "The Biotic Environment." "The Cultural Environment" considers the people of Hawai'i. This is followed by four sections on the physical, biotic, cultural, and social aspects of the Hawai'i environment. The first contains detailed reference maps with place names for towns, mountains, bays, harbors, and other features geographical descriptions of the state and the main islands and an introduction to Hawaiian place names. It is divided into six sections, five of which are abundantly illustrated. The long-awaited third edition of the Atlas of Hawai'i is entirely revised in content and design. Kekahi ʻaoʻao a laila e nānā i ke kiʻi kumu no ka ʻōkuene E hoʻohana i kēia kikokikona no ka huli ʻana i Hōʻike ʻia ma ʻaneʻi ka māhele a pau me ka ʻole o ka No HTML5 audio playback capabilities for this browser.Puke | Kope Paʻi Pepa | Huli | Hoʻokaʻaʻike