The Hawaiian Archipelago: The Big Island to Kure Atoll Grade 4 Unit 1 Lesson 1

At Home in the Middle of the Ocean… The Hawaiian Archipelago: A Closer Look Geology of the Islands • Archipelago • Hot spots • Periods of activity • Periods of rest • Oldest islands in the northwest • Youngest island southeast of Hawai‘i The Main Hawaiian Islands The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Maui

Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Maui Lana‘i

Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Moloka‘i

Maui Lana‘i

Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Moloka‘i O‘ahu Maui Lana‘i

Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Kaua‘i

Moloka‘i O‘ahu Maui Lana‘i

Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Kaua‘i

Ni‘ihau Moloka‘i O‘ahu Maui Lana‘i

Kaho‘olawe

The Eight Main Hawaiian Islands Hawai‘i Types of Islands within the Main Hawaiian Islands

•Kaua‘i •O‘ahu •Maui •Lānai •Moloka‘i •Big Island

High Islands Bathymetry of The Main Hawaiian Islands The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana)

The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) • Maro Reef (Nalukakala) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) • Maro Reef (Nalukakala) • Laysan Island (Kauō) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) • Maro Reef (Nalukakala) • Laysan Island (Kauō) • Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) • Maro Reef (Nalukakala) • Laysan Island (Kauō) • Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) • Pearl and Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) • Maro Reef (Nalukakala) • Laysan Island (Kauō) • Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) • Pearl and Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua) • Midway Atoll (Pihemanu) The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Nihoa (Mokumana) • Necker (Mokumanamana) • French Frigate Shoals (Mokupāpapa) • Gardner Pinnacles (Pūhāhonu) • Maro Reef (Nalukakala) • Laysan Island (Kauō) • Lisianski Island (Papa‘āpoho) • Pearl and Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua) • Midway Atoll (Pihemanu) • Kure Atoll (Kānemiloha‘i) Types of Islands within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Necker Island • Nihoa • Le Perouse Pinnacle • Gardner Pinnacles

Pinnacles Types of Islands within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• Lisianski Island • Laysan Island

Island with Fringing Reef Types of Islands within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

• French Frigate Shoals • Pearl and Hermes Atoll • Midway Atoll • Kure Atoll

Atolls Cultural Connection: The “Kapuna” Islands

Culture passed through: • Oral and written histories • Geneaologies • Songs • Dance • Archaeological resources

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