The Hawaiian islands are a volcanic archipelago that stretches over 1,500 miles in the Pacific Ocean. Their creation started millions of years ago when molten lava began to erupt from the Earth’s mantle, forming underwater volcanoes. Over time, these volcanoes grew in size and eventually breached the ocean’s surface, creating new islands. The Hawaiian islands are unique in that they were formed by a “hot spot” on the Earth’s crust. This hot spot is a plume of magma that rises from deep within th