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 ...

As islands like O’ahu very slowly drift from the magmatic hotspot that once formed it ... Now, a new study from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa reports that the island chain may be reversing course ...

This archipelago was created millions of years ago as the Pacific plate moved over a magma hotspot in the Earth's mantle — similar to the way the Hawaiian Islands were formed. A magma hotspot is ...

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...