tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post2002070794041255696..comments2023-10-11T00:14:56.087-10:00Comments on Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment: Kauai geology: Nothing's where you think it isJan Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11097508601802284702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-57728757179100761182012-12-15T23:18:10.732-10:002012-12-15T23:18:10.732-10:00Nice article. Although as for the existence of the...Nice article. Although as for the existence of the Alaka'i, it seems to me to be the flattened remnant of what use to be buried under glacial episodes, perhaps more than 1. The Waimea Canyon is indicative of glacial run off. It is my belief that Kauai was a massive volcano to which Niihau represented a western range much like the Waianae to Koola'us on oahu. Kauai's Basin was the crater that represents the Lihue area, and if you look closely you can see a rather nice ring of mountains surrounding the lihue area which composes the crater wall, which experienced explosive episodes flying Kauai rocks to the coast of Oahu. I think Kauai and Niihau was joined above water for quite sometime. The Mana Plain also represents the existence of rapid glacial melting. Just my take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900438532658604202.post-49631378652002929612012-12-15T23:17:15.989-10:002012-12-15T23:17:15.989-10:00Nice article. Although as for the existence of the...Nice article. Although as for the existence of the Alaka'i, it seems to me to be the flattened remnant of what use to be buried under glacial episodes, perhaps more than 1. The Waimea Canyon is indicative of glacial run off. It is my belief that Kauai was a massive volcano to which Niihau represented a western range much like the Waianae to Koola'us on oahu. Kauai's Basin was the crater that represents the Lihue area, and if you look closely you can see a rather nice ring of mountains surrounding the lihue area which composes the crater wall, which experienced explosive episodes flying Kauai rocks to the coast of Oahu. I think Kauai and Niihau was joined above water for quite sometime. The Mana Plain also represents the existence of rapid glacial melting. Just my take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com