HAWAI`I TRIVIA!

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GENERAL

Name the eight major Hawaiian Islands in descending order beginning with the northwest island.

What are the nicknames for the major Hawaiian islands?

Name the capital city of Hawaii.

Name the State bird.

Name the State Fish.

Name the State flower.

Name the State tree.

What colors represent each island?

What flowers represent each island?

What is Hawai`i's present population?

Name the most southern town in the United States.

Where, in ancient times, could those who had broken the kapu or were defeated in battle seek refuge?

What kind of volcanoes are the Hawai`ian Islands?

Toward the end of the growth of a shield volcano, the top sinks to form a big crater. What is this crater called?

What is the smooth lava flow called?

What is the rough lava flow called?

What is the highest volcano of the Hawaiian islands?

Evidence of glaciation is on what mountain?

The highest lake in the United States is in Hawai`i. What is the lake called and where is it located?

Name the largest volcano on the island of Hawaii. How many feet from sea level is this mountain?

Name the volcano that is southeast of Mauna Loa.

Two rift zones extend from Kilauea's caldera to the sea. Where does the east rift zone stretch out to? Where does the southwest rift zone meet the sea?

Name the oldest volcano on the island of Hawaii.

Name the volcano on the Big Island that rises on the central Kona Coast.

What is the flat-floored chasm cut from the Kohala Shield Volcano?

Name the oldest volcano on Maui.

Name the mountain on Maui that means "House of the Sun." How high is it above sea level?

Name the two volcanoes on Moloka`i.

Name the two volcanoes on the island of O`ahu.

Which mountain is the highest peak on O`ahu? How high is it?

The southern part of the Ko'olau Range has had about forty eruptions. It includes Punchbowl (Sugarloaf), Roundtop, and Diamond Head. What are the Hawaiian names and which one is the cinder cone and which are the ash cones?

How was Pearl Harbor formed?

Name the volcano on Kaua`i.

At the northwest side of the island of Kauai, geologists believe that the part of the land broke off and slid into the ocean. Name this famous coast.

Grand Canyon is to Arizona as ________ is to Kaua`i.

What is the main source of fresh water in Hawai`i from? How do we get at this water?

The warm air brings moisture from the ocean to the islands. Which direction does the trade winds blow from?

Who dug the first artesian well in Hawai`i? Where is it located?

Hawai`i has five native freshwater fish called gobies, `o`opu-wai. Four of these are true gobies because they have a _________ under them.

The most common goby is ________________. They feed on insects and green water plants called __________ . They live mid-way between mountains and the ocean and can grow up to ___________ inches.

The best climber of all the gobies is the _______________. It has been known to climb waterfalls sometimes 300 feet high.

Like the `o`opu `alamo`o, the ________________ likes clean, fast flowing streams. It usually is found upstream of `o`opu nakea and downstream of `o`opu alamo`o.

The _______________ doesn't climb waterfalls. It lives only in the lower parts of the stream.

Which goby is not a true goby? It can grow up to twelve inches long. It feeds on other stream animals including the other `o`opu. It doesn't climb waterfalls and lives in the lower parts of the stream.

Name the four waterbirds that live only in the wetlands and streams in Hawai`i.

How did the ancient Hawaiians use the wetland areas?

The Hawaiians divided their land that stretched from the ________ to the __________. This is called _____________.

At the turn of the 19th century ______________ was in demand for trading with Canton.

In the 1820s, ________________ industry urbanized the islands. What port towns were established because of this?

In 1859, petroleum was available in the United States. The demand for whale oil decreased. What was the next economic product?

Where was the first Western-style plantation established in Hawaii?

What was the change in land ownership to fee simple that began in the 1840s called? This was the start of large pieces of property owned by Westerners.

Sugar plantations demanded a large labor force. Where was the first group of laborers from? Who followed them?

Other major groups of laborers that came were: _______________, ____________, _______________, ____________

A national wildlife refuge is located at this historic lighthouse on Kauai? Where is it located?