FOREWORD

     This guidebook was compiled with the express purpose of describing the general geology of Moloka‘i and those locations with significance to the U.S. Geological Survey's study of Moloka‘i's coral reef, a part of the U.S. Department of Interior's "Protecting the Nation's Reefs" program.
     The first portion of the guidebook describes the island and gives the historical background. Fieldtrip stop locations are listed in a logical driving order, essentially from west to east. This order may be changed, or stops deleted, depending on time and scheduling of an individual fieldtrip.