BOARD OF EDITORS 
O. A. Bushnell, Editor-in-Chief 
Department of Bacteriology, University of Hawaii 
Marion P. Goddard, Assistant to the Editors 
Office of Publications and Information, University of Hawaii 
Agatin T. Abbott 
Department of Geology and Geophysics 
University of Hawaii 
Brian M. Bary 
Scottish Marine Biological Association 
Oceanographic Laboratory 
78 Craighall Road 
Edinburg, Scotland 
Albert J. Bernatowicz 
Department of Botany 
University of Hawaii 
Howard Boroughs 
Instituto Interamericano De Ciencias Agricolas 
Turrialba, Costa Rica 
Vernon E. Brock 
Division of Fish and Game 
Territorial Board of Agriculture and Forestry 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
E. H. Bryan, Jr. 
Bernice P. Bishop Museum 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
Doak C. Cox 
Geologist, Experiment Station 
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
Koji Hidaka 
Geophysical Institute 
Tokyo University 
Tokyo, Japan 
Joseph King 
Fishery Biologist 
Pacific Oceanic Fishery Investigation 
Honolulu, Hawaii 
Paul G. Scheuer 
Department of Chemistry 
University of Hawaii 
Leonard D. Tuthill 
Department of Zoology and Entomology 
University of Hawaii 
Miklos F. Udvardy 
Department of Zoology and Entomology 
University of Hawaii 
Thomas Nickerson, Managing Editor 
Office of Publications and Information, University of Hawaii 
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