Week 2: Ha`awina `Eha (Thursday) - Description and Environment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands include a coral reef ecosystem of 10 islands, atolls, submerged banks, and seamounts that stretch 1,200 miles northwest of the main Hawaiian Islands.
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Focus Questions & Activities
Where are the “kupuna” islands—Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) - located?
How would you compare the major physical characteristics of the different NWHI? Activity 1:
Where are the “kupuna” islands?
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