Reading assignments should be completed BEFORE class so that you can discuss the material during lecture and make a contribution to the in-class discussions. Part of your grade is dependent on your participation. The best way for you to participate is to read ahead of time and then come with some main points that you'd like to discuss. Guided questions will be provided for each cultural reading assignmet to help you focus on what is most important for our discussions in class.
There are several readings per week. Make sure you allocate enough time to read through all of the reading material. This course does not have weekly homework assignments so the bulk of the out of class work you will be doing is reading through the material and prepping for discussion.
Some readings are not currently posted. Check back the week before class for access to PDFs that are currenlty unavailable.
Reading Assignments by Week
| Date | Topic | Weather | Native Voice |
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| 1/13/2020 | Weather and Climate Intro |
Lutgens & Tarbuck (2013: 4-7, 12-16); | Alamedia (1997: 1-4) |
| 1/15/2020 | Introduction to the Islands |
Menard (1986 :1-3, 6-25) | Talu et al (1979: 1-6) |
| 1/17/2020 | Activity/Experience - Ice Breaker and Class Bonding |
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| 1/20/2020 | HOLIDAY - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No Class |
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| 1/22/2020 | Temperature and Clothing |
Met Ed Module | Keawe (2014: 12-33) |
| 1/24/2020 | Pacific Natural Environment |
Kirch (2000: 42-62) | Hiroa (1924: 25-47) |
| 127/2020 | Activity/Experience - Clothing of the Pacific Islands |
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| 1/29/2020 | Rising Air, Humidiy & Clouds |
Ackerman & Knox (2012: 98-126) | Pukui 1983 (all) |
| 1/31/2020 | Pacific Ocean Clouds and Island Effects |
same as above | same as above |
| 2/3/2020 | Precipitation Processes and Types |
Aguado & Burt 2013 | Maikunu 1862 |
| 2/5/2020 | Precipitation Across the Pacific |
Kauraka 1987 | |
| 2/7/2020 | Activity/Experience - TBD (Hawaiian Music or Other) |
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| 2/10/2020 | Pressure and Wind Intro |
Met Ed Module; Morgan & Morgan (1997: 201-225) |
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| 2/12/2020 | Global and Pacific Regional Patterns |
Ahrens (2015: 201-228) | Finney (1994: 97-106) |
| 2/14/2020 | Activity/Experience - Hawaiian Navigation |
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| 2/17/2020 | Activity/Experience - Traditional Wind Observations |
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| 2/19/2020 | Local Winds |
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| 2/21/2020 | Hawaiian and Pacific Island Winds |
Finney (1994: 125-162) | Poliwela 1862; Kane (1997: 96-101) |
| 2/24/2020 | Fronts and Mid-Latitude Storm Systems |
Weather 2010 (Weblink) | Pukui (1983: Various) |
| 2/26/2020 | Historical Impacts of North Pacific Storms |
Nakuina (2005:TBD) | Kauraka (1987: 10) |
| 2/28/2020 | Activity/Experience - Poetry Writing in the Style of Pukui and Kauraka |
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| 3/2/2020 | Ocean Currents and Waves |
Press & Siever (1999: 418-435) | Finney (1959: 327-347) |
| 3/4/2020 | Hawaiian and Pacific Island Currents & Waves |
Kane (1976:TBD) | Clark (2011: 19-37) |
| 3/6/2020 | NO CLASS - DR. GRISWOLD AT A MEETING |
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| 3/9/2020 | Thunderstorms and Tornadoes |
Ahrens 2015 | Ami 1860; Thomson 1988 |
| 3/11/2020 | Severe Weather in the Pacific |
Haraguchi 1979 | Poliwela 1862 |
| 3/13/2020 | Activity/Experience - In-class "Lightning" and "Hail" |
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| 3/16/2020 | SPRING BREAK |
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| 3/18/2020 | SPRING BREAK |
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| 3/20/2020 | SPRING BREAK |
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| 3/23/2020 | Hurricane and Typhoon Formation |
Weather 2010 (Weblink) | O'Malley (1993:1-5) |
| 3/25/2020 | Case Studies of Hurricanes & Typhoons |
Longshore (2008: 231-232, 261-262) | Borg (1992: 306, 8-9, 17-23) |
| 3/27/2020 | Activity/Experience - Visit to NWS to learn about Hawaiian Hurricane Tracking |
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| 3/30/2020 | Air Pollution and Quality |
Withgott & Brennan 2009 | Ho’omanawanui (2014: xxii-xlix) |
| 4/1/2020 | Pacific Air Pollution: Vog, Fires, Nuclear |
Kane 1996 | |
| 4/3/2020 | Activity/Experience - TBD |
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| 4/6/2020 | Atmospheric Optical Phenomena |
Oliveria (2014: 65-93) | Kauraka 1987 |
| 4/8/2020 | Rainbows, Mirages and Cultural Contexts |
Weather 2010 (Weblink) | Thrum Nakuina 1907 |
| 4/10/2020 | HOLIDAY - Good Friday - No Class |
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| 4/13/2020 | Hawaiian Climate Types |
Davey et al (2006: 11-18) | Liliuokalani 1878, Imada 2013 |
| 4/15/2020 | Pacific Island Climate Types |
Davey et al (2006: 11-18) | Kirch (2010: 65-88) |
| 4/17/2020 | Activity/Experience - Mapping Hawaii's Climate Zones |
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| 4/20/2020 | Climate, Agriculture and History |
Aalbersberg et al 1993 | Yen 1961 |
| 4/22/2020 | Climate Change - Pacific Island Vulnerability |
Keener, et al (2012: 65-87) | Aalbersberg et al (1993: 33-46) |
| 4/24/2020 | Activity/Experience - How to Open a Coconut with a rock! |
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| 4/27/2020 | No New Readings | ||
| 4/29/2020 | No New Readings | ||
| 5/1/2020 | No New Readings | ||
| 5/4/2020 | Work on Final Projects |
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| 5/6/2020 | Work on Final Projects |
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