I've not been able to find really great images of the topography of
the ocean floor around the Hawaiian Islands. Can you link me to some?

Hi, timespacette.

My sister has a Ph.D in geology from the University of Hawaii, with a
specialty in vulcanology. I've emailed her to see whether she can
offer any suggestions.

Woah crazy resources freud!  I know it might not be the detail you are
wanting but Google Earth actually has really good imagery of ocean
floor around the globe... earth.google.com   plus its just a ton of
fun to play with!

Hi Pink,

it would be great to hear more about this; your sister sounds like as
good a source as any.  But please post it as an answer so you can pass
go and collect your cash, as minimal as it might be  . . .


cheers,

timespacette,

My sister is currently so wrapped up in other matters that she hasn't
responded to my email. If I hear from her, I'll post something. In the
meantime, I hope other Google Answers Researchers may be interested in
taking this on.

Do a Google search on 'hawaii bathymetry', and you'll get a bunch of
hits.  For instance, have a look at:

http://www.3dsoftware.com/Cartography/Bathymetry/
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gazette/html/bathymetry/hw1.html
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/i-map/i2809/
http://www.mbari.org/data/mapping/hawaii/
http://www.vterrain.org/Hawaii/Elevation/index.html

and many more.