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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
By: MacKenzie Pfannenstiel & Shaila Naegele
Location of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
History of HawaiiHawaii 1st people arrived there
about I,600 years ago. The people came from the north by following the stars and by watching the waves and the flight of the sea birds. The
early Hawaiians believed in Pele the goddess of volcanoes.
One of the 1st scientist to study Hawaii’s volcanoes was
Thomas Jagger.
Sights To See
•Mauna Loa Volcano- which is located on the Island of Hawaii ,
rising above 13,680 ft.•Giant Tree Ferns- that you can walk under them, because there so big.
Things To DoLook inside a steaming volcano,
see what happens at a volcano in the summer.
Jaggers Museum where you can learn about the first scientists to
study Hawaii’s volcano during the summer and winter.
Abiotic Factors •Landforms that make up our park are calderas which are holes in the
ground. •The bodies of water located in our
park are very hot because of the lava.•The average temperatures in our park are between 30-70 degrees
Fahrenheit.•The precipitation is 90 to 120 inches
per year.•The soil in our park in rocky lava.
ConsumersHawaiian Green Sea Turtle. It is a carnivore.
Hawaiian Hoary Bat. It is a omnivore.
Hawaiian Monk Seal. It is a carnivore.
Hawaiian Nene Bird. It is a herbivore.
Hawaiian Apapane Bird.
It is a herbivore.
Producers
Hawaiian Silver Sword
Hawaiian Blue-green algae
Hawaiian Ohia Tree
Hawaiian ‘Ama’u
Hawaiian Hapu’u
Food Chains
Producer –Ohia Tree
1st order consumer-Apapane
2nd order consumer-
Silver-backed Jackal
Taking Care of our Earth
You many not smoke while on the hiking trail. You have to park in certain spots. Don’t feed the Nene.
You also have to watch your pets while out on a walk so they don’t hurt the animals in their habitat. You
can’t take the rocks that are there. Fishing in only in certain spots also. Motorized vehicles are restricted to
paved roads only.