History And Geography Of Hawaii
Hawaii is an island with ocean all around it. This may cause some to believe that there is plenty of water for them to spare. Hawaii actually doesn’t have any large lakes or rivers. The largest inland lake, Koloa, is located on Kauai and is man-made at 422 acres. While Hawaii has waterfalls on the main islands, short streams, and some small ponds, the islands still rely on underground reservoirs for water supply. Since Hawaii is volcanic in origin, the soils in Hawaii are made up of parent volcanic materials. The older the parent material and the more rain, the better the soil. Even though Hawaii is young, it has 10 of the known soil orders. Hawaii has the least amount of variety