GEOLOGY IN MOTION

WITH MIT PROFESSOR ROGER SUMMONS ■ January 13–22, 2019 Dear MIT Alumni & Friends, ROM ANCIENT FLOWS AND CRAGGY VOLCANIC PEAKS TO EMERALD RIVER VALLEYS AND FLUTED SEA CLIFFS, the Hawaiian islands are an awe-inspiring geological wonderland beckoning to be explored. The list of geologic marvels on , , and the Big Island goes Fon and on: lush greenery, thundering waterfalls, deserts, rainforests, volcanoes, fresh lava flows, snow-capped mountains, deep craters, steam vents, golden beaches, and more. MIT FACULTY

Join fellow MIT alumni and friends on this ten-day exploration of the geologic history ROGER SUMMONS is Schlumberger and ongoing geologic events throughout the Hawaiian archipelago. See a wide Professor of Geobiology in the range of natural habitats and a fascinating diversity of marine life, including tropical Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the fish, sea turtles, and humpback whales. During easy hikes search for elusive forest Massachusetts Institute of Technol- birds such as the I’iwi and Apapane, spectacular geologic formations, and eye- ogy. Prior to taking up his MIT catching endemic plants such as Silversword and Sandalwood. appointment in 2001, he led a team at Geoscience Australia in Throughout the program, MIT Professor of Geobiology Roger Summons and expert Canberra studying the evolution of local naturalists will provide an in-depth view of , the perfect place to experience the biogeochemical carbon cycle. Professor Summons was awarded many of the wonders of our planet. BSc (1969) and PhD (1972) degrees in chemistry from the University of If you have any questions, or wish to make a reservation, please call the MIT Alumni New South Wales in Sydney, Travel Program at 800-992-6749 or email us at [email protected]. You may also contact Australia, followed by postdoctoral the tour operator, Criterion Travel, at 888-328-2089. research in genetics at Stanford University as well as in chemistry and biology at the Australian Sincerely, National University, Canberra. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society. Melissa Chapman Gresh At MIT, Professor Summons’s Director, MIT Alumni Travel Program work addresses fundamental questions about the antiquity of life on Earth and the habitability of worlds beyond. What are the Visit our website at alum.mit.edu/travel for details and updates on all of our programs. Find us on Facebook! earliest records of microbial life on Earth? How have biological and geological processes Marvel at the lava fields in combined to shape the surface Volcanoes National Park and keep an eye out for the rare of the planet as we know it today? I’iwi bird (ABOVE). What factors and processes led to the emergence of complex multicellular life on Earth? During the trip, his talks will explore how geobiological processes have progressed on Earth over geological time in contrast to the fates of our neighboring planets.

Cover image: Kilauea crater. Kilauea Point National Silversword Kii wooden statues of gods, Wildlife Refuge Place of Refuge

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(ABOVE) Visit Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge at the northernmost point of Kauai and SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 the Place of Refuge, a sacred site where ancient Hawaiians who had broken a law could flee to Home Kauai KILAUEA avoid death and be absolved by a priest. Enjoy Fly to Kauai’s airport in Lihue and KOKE’E POINT PARK the diversity of Hawaii's landscapes, flora, and transfer to the hotel. Gather for a fauna (PICTURED THROUGHOUT), and marvel at the past and present geological events that welcome reception this evening. continue to shape this fascinating archipelago. KAUAI MARRIOTT RESORT & BEACH CLUB (R) LIHUE

MONDAY, JANUARY 14 afternoon whalewatching cruise in Kauai prime calving grounds for the This morning explore Kilauea humpback whales that Point National Wildlife Refuge, the migrate from Alaska each northernmost tip of Kauai. Here you will winter. HOTEL WAILEA (B,L) see crashing waves, a lighthouse built in 1913, nesting albatrosses, and red-footed THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 boobies. After lunch at Hanalei Bay, Maui visit the magnificent Limahuli Gardens, Depart early this morning for a full-day a branch of the National Tropical visit to Haleakala National Park. During Botanical Garden, to see Hawaii’s walks at different elevations, search for rare and endangered plant species. forest birds such as Apapane, I’iwi, and KAUAI MARRIOTT RESORT & BEACH CLUB (B,L,D) Pueo (Hawaiian owl), as well as endemic plants such as the Ohia Lehua and TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Sandalwood. At the summit of the Kauai 10,023-foot shield you will see Explore Koke’e State Park, an extensive the and the Silver- natural area with breathtaking views of sword plant unique to the arid mountain the fluted Na Pali coast. Enjoy stunning summit. On the way down stop at vista vistas of Waimea Canyon, the “Grand points to marvel at the spectacular red, Canyon” of Hawaii, more than 2,500 feet black, and brown hues of the volcano’s deep. Search for endemic bird species moon-like crater. HOTEL WAILEA (B,L) such as the Elepaio and watch majestic Tropicbirds soar over the Na Pali cliffs. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 Enjoy lunch at Koke’e Lodge and Maui Hilo, Hawaii continue exploring the area in the Fly to Hilo, the capital of the Big Island. afternoon with a resident geologist. Enjoy a scenic tour along Banyan Drive, KAUAI MARRIOTT RESORT & BEACH CLUB (B,L) lushly lined with banyan trees, and past the Lili’uokalani Gardens. Visit the WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Pacific Tsunami Museum, to learn about Kauai Maui the devastating waves that hit Hilo in This morning fly to Kahului, Maui, and 1946 and 1960. At the Imiloa Astronomy transfer to the Maui Ocean Center for Center, take a guided tour of exhibits Waterfall, Waimea lunch and a private guided tour of the relating to astronomy and its signifi- Canyon Refuge aquarium. Board a catamaran for an cance to Hawaiians. This afternoon, Kona coast Humpback whale PROGRAM RATES (per person) Double Occupancy $7,395 Single Occupancy $9,395

PROGRAM RATES INCLUDE Educational program by MIT faculty leader and local experts All accommodations and meals as outlined in the itin- erary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, R=reception, D=dinner) All ground transportation within program itinerary All excursions as specified in the itinerary Entrance fees, airport and hotel taxes, and gratuities to housekeeping, porters, escorts, drivers, and guides Welcome and farewell wine receptions Water on motorcoaches Group arrival and departure transfers Baggage handling for one drive up the mountain, noticing the dramatic SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 checked piece and one changes in the botanic and volcanic scenery Volcanoes National Park Kona carry-on piece per person Pre-departure materials, at different elevations, arriving at approxi- After a morning at leisure, drive past South including travel information mately 4,000 feet at Hawaii Volcanoes Na- Point (the southernmost point of the Professional tour manager tional Park. Check in to the Kilauea Lodge, Hawaiian Islands) to Kona. Along the way throughout located in Volcano Village. stop at Punalu’u black-sand beach, where PROGRAM RATES DO NOT KILAUEA LODGE (B,L,D) you may see green sea turtles, and enjoy INCLUDE a typical Hawaiian lunch at the Manago Airfare between home and Hotel in Kealakekua. In the afternoon visit the Hawaiian Islands Two on-tour flights (Kauai/ Pu’uhonua o Honaunau, the sacred archae- Maui and Maui/Hilo), ological site also called the Place of Refuge. including one checked bag This evening, watch graceful manta rays per person, billed separately feed just offshore from the hotel’s special at $330 per person Medical expenses and viewing area. SHERATON KONA RESORT AND SPA immunizations AT KEAHOU BAY (B,L) Arrival and departure trans- KAHULUI fers/baggage handling for those traveling independently MONDAY, JANUARY 21 of the designated schedule Optional excursions or WAILEA Kona Enjoy a full-day back-country excursion to deviations from the Hualalai Volcano, the third-youngest volcano scheduled tour Excess-baggage charges on the Big Island. Discover a surreal land- Travel and trip-cancellation scape of deep craters, lava tubes, and lava insurance Meals not specified in the SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 flows, and observe native plants, birds, and magnificent views itinerary; food and beverages Volcanoes National Park not part of included meals Visit the world’s most active volcano, on a two-mile loop trail. Gratuities for non-group Kilauea, in Hawaii Volcanoes National As you descend into the services

Park. Explore geologic features Kona Coffee Belt, visit Personal items such as HILO a working coffee telephone and fax calls, including Steaming Bluff, Halemaumau laundry, room service, Crater, and Thurston . Visit the farm to observe alcoholic or other beverages Jaggar Museum, which has displays on how bright-red not specified as included, various forms of lava, “state of the art” coffee cherries are other items of a personal nature electronic seismographs, and cultural hand-picked, sorted, exhibits about Pelehonuamea, the and roasted to perfection. AIRFARE Airfare from home Hawaiian god of volcanoes. Following Gather for a festive farewell to Lihue, Kauai, and return from Kona, Hawaii, is not dinner at the hotel. SHERATON KONA lunch, descend , included. On-tour flights noting the pioneer plants that colonize RESORT AND SPA AT KEAHOU BAY (B,L,D) from Kauai to Maui and from the huge lava-draped mountainsides. Maui to the Big Island are not At nightfall observe the molten glow of TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 included in the program cost. lava from Halemaumau “fire pit” and the Kona Home PHOTO CREDITS (From Dreamstime.com): KILAUEA VOLCANO ©Valentin Armianu; WHALE TAIL ©Idreamphotos; MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ©Jormonago; SEA TURTLE star-studded skies above. KILAUEA LODGE (B,L) This morning proceed to the airport for ©Idreamphotos; LAVA ©Proseuxomai; HOLEI SEA ARCH ©Bonita Cheshier; LAVA FIELDS ©Amy Harris; KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ©Palms; SILVERSWORD PLANT ©Gary Allard; PLACE OF REFUGE ©James Crawford; WATERFALL ©Bonita Cheshier; KONA COAST ©Mike Brake; BREACHING WHALE ©Robertplotz; VOLCANIC flights home. (B) CRATER ©Vlue; NENE ©Rico Leffanta; NA PALI CLIFFS ©Sarah Fields; THURSTON LAVA TUBE ©Helmut Watson. (From Wikipedia): I’IWI © Don Metzner. 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PHOTO CREDITS (From Dreamstime.com): KILAUEA VOLCANO ©Valentin Armianu; WHALE TAIL ©Idreamphotos; MOUNTAIN TERRAIN ©Jormonago; SEA TURTLE SIGNATURE DATE ©Idreamphotos; LAVA ©Proseuxomai; HOLEI SEA ARCH ©Bonita Cheshier; LAVA FIELDS ©Amy Harris; KILAUEA POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ©Palms; SILVERSWORD PLANT ©Gary Allard; PLACE OF REFUGE ©James Crawford; WATERFALL ©Bonita Cheshier; KONA COAST ©Mike Brake; BREACHING WHALE ©Robertplotz; VOLCANIC CRATER ©Vlue; NENE ©Rico Leffanta; NA PALI CLIFFS ©Sarah Fields; THURSTON LAVA TUBE ©Helmut Watson. (From Wikipedia): I’IWI © Don Metzner. SIGNATURE DATE Nene Na Pali cliffs

GEOLOGY IN MOTION

WITH MIT PROFESSOR ROGER SUMMONS ■ January 13–22, 2019

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Highlights

Koke’e State Park, WAIMEA GEOLOGY IN MOTION CANYON, and the Na Pali January 13–22, 2019 Coast on Kauai.

A thrilling whale-watching cruise, incredible HALEAKALA CRATER, and the fascinating Ocean Center on Maui.

The surreal landscapes of HUALALAI VOLCANO and the diversity of geologic and volcanic features, including lava tubes and lava flows, in VOLCANOES NATIONAL Thurston PARK on the Big Island. Lava Tube