Big Island of HAWAII

By Bridget Beresford
• Views in Hawaii
• Hotels in Hawaii
• Family in Hawaii
• Facts on Hawaii
• History of Hawaii
• Birds in Hawaii
• What’s happing now??
• Population of around 70,000 people as measured in 2010
• Island is around 5 million years old
• “Kauai is geologically the most mature of the main Hawaiian Islands with
extensive development of broad, lush erosional valleys and coastal features
such as fringing coral/algal reefs and sandy beaches.” -
http://www.teok.com/kauai-facts/
 History of Hawaii
• “The Islands of Hawaii were one of the last places on Earth discovered and
occupied by humans. There is little or no evidence of human contact of any
kind before about 100 AD. The first significant colonies, made by ocean
voyaging Polynesians, were not established until around 400-600
AD. Modern contact was not made until only 220 years ago when Captain
James Cook first encountered Kauai on January 19, 1778.”
• “The State of Hawaii is composed of 132 islands, reefs and shoals that
extend for over 1500 miles across the central North Pacific Ocean from the
“Big Island” of Hawaii to Midway and Kure Atolls.”
• Occurred on May 4th 2018 - "Curtain of fire": Hawaii volcano spews lava, forces residents to flee –
“PAHOA, Hawaii -- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities Friday, a day after
forcing more than 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes, and authorities detected high levels
of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with breathing problems. There were no immediate
reports of injuries, but at least two homes were damaged by the eruptions.Later on Friday, two
earthquakes rocked Hawaii's Big Island.After a week of earthquakes and warnings, the eruption that began
Thursday threw lava into the sky from a crack in a road and sent another line of molten rock snaking
through a forest. The activity continued Friday, with reports of lava spurting from volcanic vents on two
streets. Areas downhill from the vents were at risk of being covered up.The community of Leilani Estates
near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island appeared to be in the greatest danger. Authorities also ordered an
evacuation of Lanipuna Gardens, a smaller, more rural subdivision directly to the east. But scientists said
new vents could form, and it was impossible to know where….”
• Source - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaii-volcano-eruption-spews-lava-high-in-air-into-leilani-
estates-2018-05-04-live-updates/