HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa identified that parts of the Hawaiian Islands are sinking faster than other areas.

These hotspot plumes are stationary; as tectonic plates move over these stationary plumes, they create features like island chains or ridges, such as the Hawaiian Islands or the Ninetyeast Ridge.

Maui's Haleakala volcano and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands formed out of molten lava as the Pacific plate drifted over the hotspot as three to four inches a year. Map Source: TASA Graphic Arts ...

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