awaii owes its very existence to the fires deep within earth. The volcanic rock, once broken down, forms excellent soil which provides essential nutrients for the dense plant life. As such it was appropriate to have focused on the geological aspects of the island.

To enjoy the sun, white sandy beaches and fancy hotels of Honolulu, as most fanciers of a Hawaiian vacation imagine, would have done injustice to this fiftieth of United States. Such a vacation makes a mockery of the true face of Hawaii - born in fire, drenched in tropical moisture, and destined to remain, at least in the forseeable future, the only place where new real estate appears out of nowhere.