1 Geology and Geomorphology of Coral Reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands John Rooney 1* , Pal Wessel 2 , Ronald Hoeke 1 , Jonathan Weiss 1 , Jason Baker 3 , Frank Parrish 3 , Charles Fletcher 2 , Joseph Chojnacki 1 , Michael Garcia 2 , Russell Brainard 3 , Peter Vroom 1 1. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawai`i and NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Kewalo Research Facility, 1125B Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, Hawai`i 96814 2. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 1680 East-West Rd, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96822 3. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole St., Honolulu, Hawai`i 96822 * Corresponding author. Tel.: 808-956-9729; fax: 808-956-6530. E-mail address: john.rooney@noaa.gov Citation: Rooney J, Wessel P, Hoeke R, Weiss J, Baker J, Parrish F, Fletcher CH, Chojnacki J, Garcia M, Brainard R, Vroom P (2008) Geology and geomorphology of coral reefs in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In: Riegl BM, Dodge RE (eds) Coral Reefs of the USA. Coral Reefs of the World, Vol 1, Springer, pp. 515-567 This article is available directly from the publisher at: https://commerce.metapress.com/content/n17653577r128h34/resource- secured/?target=fulltext.pdf&sid=aaefpf55x04cggnnjkcmjd45&sh=www.springerlink.com