Preface
Prologue: Early Naturalists and Nature Writing in the Pacific
Islands from the Blue Abyss
-The Islands of Life
-Into the Archipelago
-The Pig War
-Kipahulu: From Cinders To The Sea
-Fire in the Night
-Cooling the Lava
-The Burning Island
The Living Ocean
-A City Person Encountering Nature
-Hawai‘i at the Edge
-Captain Cook's Porpoises
-The Moon by Whale Light
-On Water
Epilogue: The Tree on One Tree Hill
A Note on Hawaiian Spelling
Readings in Hawaii's Natural History, Including Selected Field Guides
Selected Organizations Involved In the Conservation of Hawaii's Natural History, and Other Sources of Information
Acknowledgments