Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Hawaii

269 soil series mapped on 2.36 million acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftAp1Topsoil · plowed0–18 cm · 0–7 inAp2Topsoil · plowed18–46 cm · 7–18 inBw1Subsoil · color or structure change46–66 cm · 18–26 inBw2Subsoil · color or structure change66–84 cm · 26–33 inBw3Subsoil · color or structure change84–150 cm · 33–59 in050100150cmAp1Topsoil · plowed0–18 cm · 0–7 inAp2Topsoil · plowed18–46 cm · 7–18 inBw1Subsoil · color orstructure change46–66 cm · 18–26 inBw2Subsoil · color orstructure change66–84 cm · 26–33 inBw3Subsoil · color orstructure change84–150 cm · 33–59 in
Hilo, to scale.

Andisols — soils formed in volcanic ash and similar material

The state soil, Hilo, ranks 13th of 269 series here on 29,884 acres. First place goes to Kaiwiki, an Andisol covering 2.9% of the state’s mapped soil. Andisols make up over half of the mapped soil (55.4%).

Atlas series mapped in HawaiiGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in Hawaii

Hawaii

Largest series in Hawaii

  1. KaiwikiAndisols · 68,293 acres2.89%
  2. KeeiHistosols · 56,643 acres2.40%
  3. HonokaaAndisols · 49,401 acres2.09%
  4. WaimeaAndisols · 46,305 acres1.96%
  5. Puu PaAndisols · 45,449 acres1.92%
  6. KeaukahaHistosols · 45,446 acres1.92%
  7. KekakeHistosols · 42,219 acres1.79%
  8. KemoleAndisols · 40,321 acres1.71%
  9. PohakulehuAndisols · 39,455 acres1.67%
  10. MolokaiOxisols · 35,564 acres1.51%