Today, were going to see things from a scientific view given by a Geologist, Dr.John Sinton, he will be our guide and teach us all about the Wai'anae Volcano. He has been studying and doing a lot of researches all over and is one of the first finders of the Ka'ena Volcano. He helped determine possibly a third volcano that happens to be very older than the Wai'anae Volcano. Most of their research is from all of the rocks located there. Dr. Sinton experimented a whole lot and is sharing such important and interesting information all about Volcanoes.
First Stop : Nanakuli Intermediate & High School
Second Stop : Kaukama Road
There are numerous huge amount of rocks located on this road that is known as Pahoehoe lava rocks. Pahoehoe lava are smooth and thick rocks. There are also dike rocks that has been drilled in by Geologists for samples. These are all lava flows.
Stop 3 : Wai'anae Valley Road
A backroad leads to the back of Wai'anae Valley, where an old dairy used to be and is known as the Wai'anae Volcano caldera . This area is private and is not to be trespassed at some boundaries. Other than that, there are some white rocks, that were carried there and is not to be dumped. The mountains and lava flows outwards which shows that its the inside of the Volcano.
Stop 4 : Poka'i Bay or Ma'ili Beach Park ( LUNCH )
Here has another view of Pu'u Ma'ili'ili, it looks different from Pu'u o Hulu Kai to the south and more leveled. But there are rocks near the ocean side where people usually fish or jump from that was actually Coral reef. You can see the coral on the rocks which says that it used to be underwater or the ocean was higher than all of these huge rocks. There are hidden stories from back then about the he'ao here but it is still unknown of the actual truth. There also native plants here.
& its LUNCH TIME :) Yaaay !
Well, it was a great view from Poka'i Bay but it was time for the next stop and more to learn :)
Stop 5 :Kaneana ( Cave of Kane )
This cave is really special to most people because this is the place where Pele has emerged on Oahu, from Kaua'i and is also where Maui and his grandmother lived. People also say that there was a shark man that once lived here and is probably still living til' this day. There are vertical bodies above and around the cave. It's dark and cold in the cave and very quiet. The lava flows inside are very mixed. There are a'a, pahoehoe, and dike rocks and the rocks proves that waves from the ocean used to come splashing and crashing in and also went higher than the cave.
Last Stop : Roadcuts, South of Makua Valley
A little down from Kāneana, there is a section of hardened sands and coral above lava flows. It is near the road and they were formed by lava flows and the big volcano. There was a change in the sea level and the ocean used to come up where these rocks are at. It's basically a mixture of dike, pāhoehoe, a'a, sand, and even fossils. It was all mixed together due to the Ocean waves, lava flows and air bubbles. Its a very beautiful piece.
After a long and exhausting day, everyone had a great time learning about the west side, and all about Volcanoes & Lava flows. Also enjoying the views and different types of rocks. Now, they wont see it as just some kind of rock, but they know the types and where it came from. Having Mr.Sinton was a pleasure and we are really thankful for sharing what he does for a living and all he knows about our side of the island. Mahalo Mr.Sinton , hope to learn more :)
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