Teok Investigations

TEOK (The Edge of Kauai) Investigations is an independent Earth Science research and educational organization based on the Island of Kauai. Investigations emphasize Hawaiian geology, oceanography and ecology as well as the integrated cultural aspects of human interaction with the volcanic island's isolated natural environmental settings.

Learning more about the true nature of your surrounding environment can be rewarding. Doing it in a tropical paradise like Hawaii can be a lot of fun. The islands are so interesting and so sensuous. Few destinations stimulate all of your senses more easily and more completely. It's a place that makes learning about the Earth and its fragile, constantly evolving environments easy and enjoyable. As you review each of our 2013 educational programs and training seminars you will be introduced to some of Hawaii's amazing attributes.

It's a common misconception that the geology of the Hawaiian Islands, especially the "Big Island" of Hawaii, is only about volcanoes. True, the Big Island does display Earth's largest volcanic mountain, Mauna Loa, its tallest volcano, Mauna Kea, and the world's most famous active volcano, Kilauea; however, it displays many other geologic features as well.

The string of volcanic islands lying in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean know as Hawaii constitute Earth's most isolated archipelago. Isolation defines its uniqueness, along with the climate inducing impact of persistent trade winds that sculpt the island's diverse ecosystems within a subtropical mid-ocean setting.