PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HAWAII SOILS 
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Figure 8. — Relation between various moisture constants 
Table 5. — Moisture relationship in Hawaii soils 
Soil No. 
Hygro- 
scopic 
moisture 
Water 
vapor 
adsorbed 
over 3.3 
per cent 
H 2 S0 4 
Capillary 
moisture 
Rate of 
capillary 
rise 
Moisture- 
holding 
capacity 
Moisture 
equiva- 
lent 
2 
Per cent 
6.1 
10.8 
10.0 
20.5 
14.0 
3.1 
19.3 
15.8 
7.4 
15.7 
13.9 
12.2 
5.5 
21.1 
3.8 
3.1 
15.5 
9.9 
5.2 
5.8 
5.3 
Per cent 
13.3 
20.8 
Per cent 
31.8 
34.3 
77.7 
35.4 
Days 
16 
14 
8 
5 
Per cent 
43.9 
48.1 
119.6 
74.1 
Per cent 
39.6 
6 
48.5 
9 
67.2 
12 
21.6 
67.5 
15 
42.7 
17 
21.9 
21 
23.7 
41.6 
45.1 
34.5 
49.4 
53.5 
42.3 
36.1 
53.2 
29.1 
31.4 
54.2 
52.5 
30.6 
42.5 
41.9 
4 
4 
4.7 
1 
.9 
1 
1.8 
1.8 
4.8 
2.9 
27 
3 
35 
2 
.8 
66.0 
63.5 
51.0 
79.8 
67.9 
60.0 
50.6 
89.6 
46.9 
45.5 
90.0 
73.5 
42.9 
63.6 
53.7 
53.4 
23 
46.1 
31 
17.8 
35.4 
33 
61.8 
37 
22.6 
18.6 
9.7 
56.7 
42 -. 
52.0 
48. . 
37. 7 
49 
71.3 
56 . - 
9.3 
12.0 
29.6 
25.6 
18.8 
14.8 
30.9 
57 . -- 
27.4 
65. - 
61.2 
66.. 
50.4 
40.7 
76 
36.9 
77 
31.1 
10.7 
18.4 
43.0 
64.7 
46.7 
