NOTE. The courses and bearings given in degrees are true, reading clockwise from 0° at north to 360°, and are followed by the equivalent magnetic value in points in parentheses. Distances and velocities of currents are in nautical miles. 2 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR, The information contained in this publication relates to the Hawaiian Islands, and the islands and reefs westward to Midway Islands. It is a compilation from surveys by the Coast and Geodetic Survey; United States Hydrographic Office publication No. 115, The Hawaiian Islands and the Islands, Rocks, and Shoals to the westward; surveys by the Hawaiian Government Survey and United States Geological Survey; and the results of special investigations in 1911 by E. Vance Miller, Nautical Expert, the compiler, under the direction of J. J. Gilbert, Assistant, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Inspector of Hydrography and Topography. Great courtesy has been shown by local authorities and masters and pilots navigating these waters in furnishing information for use in this publication. Navigators are requested to notify the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey of any errors or omissions they may find in this publication, or of additional matter which they think should be inserted for the information of mariners. |