Geological Engineering Reconnaissance of Damage caused by the October 15, 2006 Hawaii Earthquakes: Expanded Database
Station A: EQ Records at HVO Oct 20 2007
IJGCH_1_2_3_StationA-1: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory � Records of Kiholo Bay earthquake.
IJGCH_1_2_3_StationA-2: Detail of earthquake location and magnitude.
IJGCH_1_2_3_StationA-3: Detail of seismograph recording.
Station B: Stacked Pahoehoe at Volcanoes National Park (Aug 2007)
IJGCH_1_2_3_StationB-1: Volcanoes National Park � Steep, stable road cut slope of pahoehoe lave flows.
IJGCH_1_2_3_StationB-2: Detail of pahoehoe lava flows.
Station 1: Onomea old Hwy 11 Rd cut
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station1-1: Onomea Scenic Drive - Rain forest conditions typical of wet Hamakua Coast.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station1-2: Detail of typical EQ failure of road cut in soil.
Station 2a: Pepeekeo Mill
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station2a-1:Pepe�ekeo Mill � old sugar mill stack still standing after EQ; as was nearby Lighthouse.
Station 2: Akaka Falls
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station2-1: �Akaka Falls - possible EQ-related scars at Falls.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station2-2: Detail of scars at falls.
Station 3: Kepehu Hwy 11 Rd cut
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station3-1: Kepehu Hwy 11 Rd cut - Typical �Rock Fall sign common along highways.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station3-2: Failed slope due to EQ within older slide scar.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station3-3: Slide occurred within residual soil above very weathered rock.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station3-4: Detail of corestone within weathered basalt exposed below slide.
Station 4a: Laupahoehoe
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station4a-1: Laupahoehoe - scene of fatal 1946 tsunami; no apparent Oct 2006 EQ-related damage.
Station 4: Ookala old Hwy 11 Rd cut
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station4-1: Ookala (old Hwy 11) - road cut failure in soil.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station4-2: Soil slump apparently extended across road and destroyed rock wall?
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station4-3: Typical weathered rock failed slope; note corestones.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station4-4: Nearby road cut in relatively unweathered basalt which includes clinker zones.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station4-5: Detail of clinker zone within rock road cut.
Station 5: Kukaiau Rd cut
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station5-1: Kuka�iau Rd cut - typical road cut failure in soil.
Station 6: Paauiilo Bridge Hwy 11
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station6-1: Pa�auilo Bridge, Hwy 11 � asphalt paving of bridge deck cracked.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station6-2: Embankment approach to bridge also failed restricting access on major Island Highway.
Station 7: Kapulena Lava Tube Hwy 240
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station7-1: Kapulena Lava Tube, Hwy 240- Lava tube spans 10 m.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station7-2: No apparent recent (EQ-related) loss of rock at roof or walls.
Station 8: Waipio Valley Road cut
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station8-1: Waipi�o Valley Lookout � view of ancient fault-scarp/major slide scarp at cliffs; debris apron not related to EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station8-2: Waipi�o Valley Road cut � few rock cut slides on this sole access road into valley.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station8-3: Detail of typical EQ-related failure of weathered blocky rock.
Station 9: Honokaa Road cut Hwy 19
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station9-1: Hwy 19 near Honoka�a - clearing of road cut slides underway one week after EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station9-2: Failure of weathered rock aggravated by tree roots penetrating rock.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station9-3: Detail of penetrated tree root.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station9-4: Wide jointing in relatively unweathered rock: no apparent EQ dislocation.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station9-5: Tree roots within fresher rock.
Station 10: Waimea Fields Hwy 19
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station10-1: Waimea Fields Hwy 19- Typical common fresh scarps in soil: EQ-related??
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station10-2: Detail of soil scarps.
Station 11: Saddle Road Rock Wall Hwy 200
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station11-1: Rock Wall on Saddle Road (Hwy 200) � rock wall built on a�a clinker.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station11-2: Detail of construction of stacked rock wall: clinker forms loose arrangement.
Station 12: Waimea Views
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station12-1: View of Kona Coast from Kohala Mountain Road.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station12-2: View of Waimea area, Mauna Kea volcano (left) and Mauna Loa (right) from Kohala Mountain Road.
Station 13: Kohala Mt Road cut Hwy 190
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station13-1: Kohala Mt Road cut � High and very steep road cut in pyroclastic rock: no apparent EQ damage.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station13-2: Detail of rock in slope.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station13-3: Detail of pyroclastic rock (welded ash with other volcanic debris).
Station 14: Kohala Mt Road cut Hwy 190
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-1: Kohala Mt Road cut - Typical rock fall from road cut, in mixed a�a clinker/massive a�a.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-2: Detail of massive a�a block within clinker and weathered, highly fractured basalt.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-3: Mixed a�a clinker and massive blocks.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-3a: STEREO PAIR 3-D version of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-3.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-4: Detail of mixed a�a clinker and massive blocks.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-4a: ANAGLYPH 3-D version of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station14-4.
Station 15: Bridge Failure Kohala Mt Road MP 9-38
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station15-1: Bridge Failure Kohala Mt Road at Mile Post 9-38 � Narrow bridge undamaged but road was temporarily closed here due to EQ .
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station15-2: Cause of road closure: >100 m of failed roadside embankment.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station15-3: View of embankment failure scarp.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station15-4: View of embankment failure scarp.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station15-5: Failed asphalt pavement adjacent embankment failure.
Station 16: Kapaau Road Cut Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station16-1: Kapa�au Road Cut - extensive failures of steep road cuts in soil/weathered rock.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station16-2: Typical failure with evidence of influence of tree roots within weathered rock joints.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station16-3: Example of tree roots at intruding weathered rock mass and exposed at failure surface.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station16-4: Detail of root penetration into weathered rock mass at failure surface.
Station 17: Kapaau Road cut Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station17-1: Kapa�au Road cut � typical failure of weathered rock and soil.
Station 18a: Undamaged Bridge Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18a-1: Undamaged Bridge at Hwy 270.
Station 18: Makapala Road Cut Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-1: Makapala Road Cut � View of failed road slope.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-2: Weathered rock overlying unfailed older baked zone soil.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-3: View of weathered rock above baked zone soil.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-4: Detail of top of baked zone (at hammer); rock above failed in EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-5: Road cut failure aggravated by tree roots.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-6: Failed top of embankment (opposite failed road cut slope).
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-7: Detail of failure scarp at top of embankment.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station18-8: Intersection Hwy 270 and access road to Keokea Beach Park: Highway was blocked by road cut slides.
Station 19a: Keokea Beach Park Pavilion Red tag
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19a-1: KKeokea Beach Park Pavilion � �red tagged� as unsafe.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19a-2: Detail of red tag.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19a-3: Base of column failed in EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19a-4: Detail of column crack.
Station 19: Keokea beach Park Sea cliff failures
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19-1: Keokea Beach Park � Several sea cliff failures occurred in this locale during EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19-2: Detail of 19-1.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19-3: Example of recently failed sea cliffs.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19-4: Headland failed in EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19-5: Detail of failed headland.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station19-6: Failed sea cliff.
Station 20: Failed Bridge MP 27-8 Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-1: Failed Bridge Hwy 270 (Mile Post P 27-8) � general view with cracked asphalt.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-2: Asphalt pavement failed in compression (thrust) during earthquake.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-3: Asphalt pavement failed in extension.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-4: Detail of failed asphalt.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-5: Embankment at bridge approach failed.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-6: Concrete abutment wall showed wide pre-EQ crack, further damaged by EQ.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-7: Detail of wide crack in abutment wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-8: Detail of EQ spalling damage within pre-existent crack.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-9: STEREOPAIR 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-8.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-10: ANAGLYPH 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station20-8.
Station 21a: Undamaged King Kamehmeha Statue Kapaau
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21a-1: Apparently undamaged King Kamehameha Statue, Kapa�au.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21a-2: Detail of King Kamehameha Statue.
Station 21: Kalahikiola Church nr Kapaau
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-1: Kalahikiola Church (1855) near Kapa�au � EQ damage: toppled wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-2: Detail of toppled wall composed of weakly mortared stacked rock.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-3: Damaged church side wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-4: Damaged church rear wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-5: Detail of weakly cemented stacked rock wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-6: Damaged church side wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station21-7: Relatively intact church steeple (wood?)
Station 22: Windmills beside road to Upolu Airport
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station22-1: Windmills beside road to Upolu Airport; apparently undamaged by EQ? most still working.
Station 23a: Lapahaki Heritage Park
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station23a-1: Lapahaki Heritage Park � apparently minor damage to Park walls.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station23a-2: Damage to wall due to earthquake?
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station23a-3: Apparently no damage to traditional rock wall/palm leave thatch hut.
Station 23: Ala Kahaki Trail cliff failures - Honoipu Landing
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station23-1: Ala Kahaki Trail near Honoipu Landing - several cliff failures in area.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station23-2: Cliff failures.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station23-3: Tension cracks behind crest of cliff.
Station 24: Road Cut near Kohala Ranch Estates Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station24-1: Possible roadside embankment failure, near Kohala Ranch Estates.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station24-2: Detail of possible EQ-related embankment failure.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station24-3: Road cut failure near Kohala Ranch Estates.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station24-4: Detail of road cut failure.
Station 25: Road Cut near Kohala Estates Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-1: Road cut near Kohala Estates � failure in mixed a�a clinker/massive a�a.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-2: Exposure of mixed clinker/massive a�a.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-3: Clinker underlies massive basalt.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-4: Mixed clinker and massive basalt.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-5: STEREOPAIR 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-4.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-6: ANAGLYPH 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-4.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station25-7: Detail of a�a clinker, which raveled from under massive basalt during EQ.
Station 26: Failed Bridge Honokoa Gulch Hwy 270
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station26-1: Failed Bridge above Honokoa Gulch �cracking of pavement at cut/fill line.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station26-2: Damage of parapet wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station26-3: Detail of spalling damage.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station26-4:Concrete cracking at pier support.
Station 27: Kawaihae Boat Harbor liquefaction
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-1: Kawaihae Boat Harbor lateral spreading.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-2: Detail of lateral spreading.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-3: Scarp and cracking due to lateral spreading.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-4: Ground failure due to lateral spreading in car park.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-5: Detail of ground crack at car park.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-6: Ground fissuring and sand ejection due to liquefaction.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-7: Detail of ground fissure.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-8: Slope failure due to lateral spreading at jetties.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station27-9: Detail of ground failure at jetties.
Station 28: Mauna Kea Observatories
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station28-1: Keck Observatory Mauna Kea � general view of access road and retaining wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station28-2: Crib retaining wall and damage to exterior of observatory.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station28-3: Spalling of stucco exterior.
Station 29: Puukohola Heiau
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-1: Pu�ukohola Heiau and Mailekini Heiau � general view.
Station 29-1: (South side)
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-1-1: Pu�ukohola (South side) � stacked block edifice inclined about 50 degrees.
Station 29-2: (East side)
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-1: Pu�ukohola (East side) � east side slope bulged and failed in places.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-2: Slope bulged (right side of photo).
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-3: Bulged slope (at pencil).
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-4: Detail of bulged slope.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-4a: STEREO PAIR 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-4.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-4b: ANAGLYPH 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-4.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-5: Detail of base of bulged slope.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-6: Slumped portion of east wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-2-7: Run-out of debris from slumped wall.
Station 29-3: (North side)
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-3-1: Pu�ukohola (North side) parts of north side slumped.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-3-2: General view of slumped access stairs.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-3-3: Slumped access stairs.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-3-4: Pre-EQ view of access stairs (from www.pacificworlds.com).
Station 29-4: (West Side)
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-1: Pu�ukohola (West side) west and south side.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-2: Intact Southwest corner.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-3: Intact Southwest corner.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-4: Relatively small scale slump.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-5: Larger scale slump.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-6: Detail, of larger slump.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-6a: STEREOPAIR 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29-4-6.
Station 29b: Mailekini East Side
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-1: KMailekini Heiau northern portion of east side exterior.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-2: Southern portion of east side.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-3: Previously repaired east face of east wall.
Station 29b: Mailekini West Side
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-4: Southwest corner, Pu�ukohola in background.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-5: Sextensive slumping failure of interior side of east wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-6: extensive slumping at south end of interior of east wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station29b-7: Pre-EQ view of Mailekini heiau (from www.pacificworlds.com).
Station 30: Spencer Beach Park nr Kawaihae
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station30-1: Spencer Beach Park � deformed rock wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station30a-1: STEREOPAIR 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station30-1.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station30b-1: ANAGLYPH 3-D of IJGCH_1_2_3_Station30-1.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station30-2: Detail of base of wall.
Station 31: Mauna Kea Hotel failed South end
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station31-1: Mauna Kea Hotel- structural failures at south end.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station31-2: Failure of exterior elements.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station31-3: Detail of failure.
Station 32: Road Cuts Hwy 11
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station32-1: Road Cuts on Hwy 11 - clinker failed below massive a� blocks.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station32-2: Massive a�a basalt.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station32-3: Clinker raveled and undermined massive blocks.
Station 33a: Hulihee Palace Kailua-Kona
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33a-1: Hulihe�e Palace, Kailua-Kona � tourist sign.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33a-2: Damage to exterior of Hulihe�e Palace.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33a-3: Detail of damage.
Station 33b: Mokuaikua Church Kailua-Kona
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33b-1: Moku�aikaua Church, Kailua-Kona, opposite road to Hulihe�e Palace.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33b-2:Recently repaired EQ cracks in exterior of church.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33b-3: Finely crafted Hawaiian style rock boundary wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station33b-4: Undamaged rock wall fence.
Station 34: Kealakekua Failed rock wall Hwy 11
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station34-1: Failed rock wall ,Kealakekua � raveled rock from top of rock wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station34-2: Detail of ravel.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station34-3: Slumping failure of stacked rock retaining wall.
Station 35: Captain Cook failed rock wall Hwy 11
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station35-1: Failed rock wall, Captain Cook � slumped stacked rock retaining wall.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station35-2: Detail of a failed stacked rock wall.
Station 36: From Napoopoo- Kealekua Pali landslide
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station36-1: Kealekua Pali landslide (from Napo�opo�o) � EQ-related failed slopes at fault/ ancient landslide head scarp.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station36-2: Detail of debris at toe of failed slopes.
Station 37: Scenic Lookout nr Puuhonua Nat Site
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station37-1: Apparently undamaged road cut in pahoehoe.
IJGCH_1_2_3_Station37-2: Modern rock wall substitutes mortar for intimate block contacts of traditional wall.
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