Old Kona Airport--Leeward Hawai‘i Island

Let's interactively explore the coral reefs of Hawai‘i Island and search for differences between windward and leeward reefs.
​This work was generated through a collaboration with University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Laboratories and Santa Monica College.  This project was funded through the Santa Monica College Faculty Sabbatical Fellowship.  Mahalo nui to John Burns and Hoku Cody for technical and field support, and University of Hawai‘i at Hilo undergraduates Kamala Anthony and Nahoku Kahana for panoramic assembly. 
​Note to users:  How to navigate the digital transects and panoramic tours
Pano-tours:    <click and 'drag'> to look in any direction; <click circle 'hot spots'> for information on coral reefs
***Interactive modules require ADOBE FLASH or the Flash plug-in to be activated. Updates to Google Chrome have made this difficult, so I recommend using Sarafi.
If panoramics don't open, in Safari click Preferences >> Websites >> click on the 'Adobe Flash' plug in left-side column >> check "ON" in 'when visiting other websites'
See a photo of what this should look like, here.


​Site 4: Kona, shallow reef (5 m depth)

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​      Panoramic photos credit: J. Burns; panoramic assembly: K. Anthony, N. Kahana, UH Hilo SDAV
Click the image above to explore a 360-panoramic of this reef site.  Click on the "buttons" in the panoramic tour to learn more!
Image credit: J. Burns

Site 5: Kona, middle reef (10 m depth)

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​      Panoramic photos credit: J. Burns; panoramic assembly: K. Anthony, N. Kahana, UH Hilo SDAV
Click the image above to explore a 360-panoramic of this reef site.  Click on the "buttons" in the panoramic tour to learn more!
Image credit: J. Burns

Site 6: Kona, deep reef (15 m depth)

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​          Panoramic photos credit: J. Burns; panoramic assembly: K. Anthony, N. Kahana, UH Hilo SDAV
Click the image above to explore a 360-panoramic of this reef site.  Click on the "buttons" in the panoramic tour to learn more!
Image credit: J. Burns