Download or read book Report of the Director for 1924 written by Herbert Ernest Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bulletin written by Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Director written by Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Max Schlemmer Hawaii s King of Laysan Island written by Tom Unger and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of Max Schlemmer is powerful, compelling non-fiction. Max is a "renaissance" man who survives the danger of whaling in the frigid North Pacific, works on various Hawaiian sugar plantations, captains sailing vessels, pioneers the guano business on Laysan Island, takes on the duties of mid-wife, is a Honolulu Police captain, and a motorman with Honolulu Rapid Transit Co., and always a man devoted to family and country. Max is also an entrepreneur. In his early years in Hawaii, he gained "squatter's rights" to Laysan Island. Later he established his home on this tiny, distant, and isolated island. Though many business ventures failed, he dreamed of a "kingdom" on Laysan Island. Perhaps he dreamed and schemed also about the vast riches to be gained in the bird plumage trade. Max Schlemmer, Hawaii's King of Laysan Island takes place during an interesting period of Hawaiian history. Max is involved in rioting which leads to the overthrow of the monarchy and to Hawaii becoming the Territory of Hawaii. Max is a constant gadfly to the local authorities; his actions often lead them into uncharted waters and reverberates finally in Washington D.C. Max Schlemmer, Hawaii's King of Laysan Island is also the story of the life and death of an island.

Download or read book The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Isles of Refuge written by Mark J. Rauzon and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Isles of Refuge, the first book solely devoted to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, field biologist Mark Rauzon shares his extensive, first-hand knowledge of their natural history while providing an engaging narrative of his travels. Braving seasickness, bad weather, and biting bird ticks, he journeyed from Nihoa to Kure to study and photograph plants and animals for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: rare palms, sharks, turtles, seals, and thousands of birds--finches, terns, petrels, noddies, shearwaters, curlews, boobies, tropicbirds, ducks, and albatrosses, or "gooneys," famed throughout the Pacific for their flying prowess and bizarre breeding rituals. Isolation and access restrictions have led to the recovery of many of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands' animal and plant populations to pre-exploitation levels, but they have also resulted in the general public's ignorance of the islands and their ecosystems. Informative and enjoyable, Isles of Refuge invites readers to learn more about the history and natural wonders of this invaluable resource.

Download or read book Marine Zoology of Tropical Central Pacific written by Charles Howard Edmondson and published by Corinthian Press. This book was released on 1925 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Research Report written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Research Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Research Report Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife written by United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Common Tuna bait Fishes of the Central Pacific written by Fred C. June and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pole-and-line fishery for tunas is dependent upon an adequate supply of live bait for use as chum to attract and hold schools of fish. The present work is designed for the practical field identification of the more common tuna-bait fishes found in the central Pacific region, which for purposes of this report includes the waters surrounding the Hawaiian, northern Line, and Phoenix Island groups. Presented are illustrated keys to the families and species, with descriptions and notes on distribution, and an evaluation of the tuna-bait resources of the central Pacific region with a description of each potentially important baiting area. An index of scientific, English, Hawaiian, and Gilbertese names of the various fishes considered concludes the report.

Download or read book Report of the Director for 1923 written by Herbert Ernest Gregory and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Science Secrecy and the Smithsonian written by Ed Regis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the fall of 1962, at the height of the Cold War, officers representing the three main military services, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, arrived at the Smithsonian Institution, in Washington. The officers were from the Desert Test Center, a new military installation in Fort Douglas, Utah. The chapter describes how these officers outlined a biological survey of various Pacific islands that they wanted to be undertaken. They were not forthcoming with their motives in wanting the survey, but Smithsonian officials volunteered to perform the survey using their own scientists and others to be hired as needed"--

Download or read book The Last Atoll written by Pamela Frierson and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from the beach-towel–covered sands of Waikiki there is a hidden Hawai‘i: remote islands and atolls that are some of the wildest—and at the same time most vulnerable—places on earth. In The Last Atoll, Pamela Frierson chronicles a decade of travels to this wildlife-teeming outback of the Hawaiian archipelago. Spanning 1200 miles, the Northwestern Islands are home to some of the world’s rarest species, including the Hawaiian monk seal, the Laysan duck, and the Nihoa millerbird. The vast surrounding reefs are one of the last intact Pacific ecosystems, dominated by the big predators: giant jacks, groupers, and sharks. But according to Frierson this far-flung region is “both pristine and plundered.” In a series of arduous journeys she uncovers a history of use and abuse. At Midway Atoll she watches the politics of clean-up as a naval facility shuts down, and learns about clandestine Cold War activities. At Laysan Island she finds a legacy of guano mining and bird feather hunting that led to the extinction of three endemic landbirds. In a compelling adventure tale, this award-wining Pacific writer explores lives both human and wild at one of the extreme edges of the world.

Download or read book Archaeology of Nihoa and Necker Islands written by Kenneth P. Emory and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Coral Reefs of the USA written by Bernhard M. Riegl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-21 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coral Reefs of the USA provides a complete overview of the present status of knowledge regarding all coral reef areas within the USA and its territories. It is written by the most experienced authorities in their fields and geographic areas. Stretching from the Caribbean to the western Pacific, the coral reefs of the USA span extensive geographic and biotic diversity, occur in a wide variety of geomorphological settings, and provide a representative cross-section of Holocene reef-building. This book will therefore be of broad general interest. For the first time, complete scholarly reviews are given for the geology, geomorphology and the biology of reefs encompassing a vast area stretching from the Mariana Islands in the west, Samoa in the south, Hawaii in the north and the Virgin Islands in the east. This book is not a status report, but will provide up-to-date information about stressors and the biotic responses of the reefs, as well as the geological explanations why these reefs exist in the first place. It will be an invaluable baseline-reference for all those who are engaged in research or management of these coral reefs or to those who simply enjoy being well-informed about one of the most iconic ecosystems of the USA.

Download or read book Oversight on Territories and Insular Affairs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: