Series: 52 Episodes

Program Length: half-hour (23:32 min)

Program Description:

In the center of the island of Kauai that was born from the sea are two parks that preserve the "grand canyon of the Pacific". Here, naturalist Sue Ellen discovers a layer cake of volcanic ash which tells a story of it's geological past, and plants which tell a story of the colonization of island. There is poignancy in these stories as the many of the indigenous plants of Hawaii are endangered because of the importation of exotic plants and animals from elsewhere.