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
8/25/2015	Weather and Climate Intro	Lutgens & Tarbuck (2013: 4-7, 12-16);
8/27/2015	Introduction to the Islands	Menard (1986 :1-3, 6-25)	Alamedia (1997: 1-4); Talu et al (1979: 1-6)
9/1/2015	Temperature and Natural Environment	Kirch (2000: 42-62)
9/3/2015	Clothing and Cultural Traditions		Keawe (2014: 12-33), Hiroa 1924
9/8/2015	Rising Air, Humidity and Clouds	Ackerman & Knox (2012: 98-126)
9/10/2015	Pacific Ocean Clouds and Island Effects		Pukui 1983 (all)
9/15/2015	Precipitation Processes and Types	Aguado & Burt 2013
9/17/2015	Precipitation Across the Pacific		Maikunu 1862; Kauraka 1987; Alamedia (1997: 10-13)
9/22/2015	Pressure and Wind Intro	Morgan & Morgan (1997: 201-225)
9/24/2015	Globla and Pacific Regional Patterns	Ahrens (2015: 201-228)	Finney (1994: 97-106)
9/29/2015	Local Winds	Caviedes (2001: 234-249)	Kuapu'u (1902: page 1); Ka Nupepa Kuokoa 1869
10/1/2015	Hawaiian and Pacific Island Winds	Finney (1994: 125-162)	Poliwela 1862; Kane (1997: 96-101)
10/6/2015	Ocean Currents and Waves	Press & Siever (1999: 418-435)	Finney (1959: 327-347)
10/8/2015	Hawaiian and Pacific Island Currents		Clark (2011: 19-37)
10/13/2015	REVIEW FOR MIDTERM
10/15/2015	CUMULATIVE MIDTERM EXAM
10/20/2015	Fronts and Mid-Latitude Storm Systems	Weather 2010 (Weblink)
10/22/2015	Pacific Storm Types	Climate of Hawaii (Weblink)	Kauraka (1987: 10)
10/27/2015	Thunderstorms and Tornadoes	Ahrens 2015	Ami 1860; Thomson 1988
10/29/2015	Severe Weather in the Pacific	Haraguchi 1979	Poliwela 1862
11/3/2015	Hurricane and Typhoon Formation	Weather 2010 (Weblink)	O'Malley (1993:1-5)
11/5/2015	Case Studies of Hurricanes & Typhoons	Longshore (2008: 231-232, 261-262)	Borg (1992: 306, 8-9, 17-23)
11/10/2015	Air Pollution and Quality	Withgott & Brennan 2009
11/12/2015	Pacific Air Pollution: Vog, Fires, Nuclear		Kane 1996
11/17/2015	Atmospheric Optical Phenomena	Weather 2010 (Weblink)
11/19/2015	Rainbows, Mirages and Cultural Contexts		Thrum Nakuina 1907; Kauraka 1987
11/24/2015	Pacific Island Climate Types		Liliuokalini 1878, Imada 2013
11/26/2015	THANKSGIVING - NO CLASS
12/1/2015	Climate, Agriculture and History	Aalbersberg et al 1993
12/3/2015	Climate Change - Pacific Island Vulnerability	Aalbersberg et al 1993	Yen 1961
12/8/2015	Sea Level Rise - Impacts and Mitigation	IPCC 2014	Aalbersberg et al 1993
12/10/2015	Last Day of Class - REVIEW FOR FINAL
12/15/2015	FINAL EXAM Noon-2 pm