{"id":16121,"date":"2022-08-13T05:28:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/kauai-older-maui\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T05:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T09:28:17","slug":"kauai-older-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Kauai older than Maui?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explanation: You can answer that question yourself with the information that the Pacific Tectonic Plate is slowly moving to the North-West and the hotspot that creates the volcanos under the Hawaiian Islands is stationary. This is why the younger Hawaiian Islands are to the South-East of the older Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: 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oldest Hawaiian island?\">Why is Kauai The oldest Hawaiian island?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#which-island-is-older-maui-or-kauai\" title=\"Which island is older Maui or Kauai?\">Which island is older Maui or Kauai?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#what-is-the-age-difference-between-kauai-and-maui\" title=\"What is the age difference between Kauai and Maui?\">What is the age difference between Kauai and Maui?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#was-maui-formed-before-kauai\" title=\"Was Maui formed before Kauai?\">Was Maui formed before Kauai?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#whats-the-oldest-hawaiian-island\" title=\"What&#039;s the oldest Hawaiian island?\">What&#39;s the oldest Hawaiian island?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-kauai-the-oldest-island\" title=\"Is Kauai The oldest island?\">Is Kauai The oldest island?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#who-owns-most-of-kauai\" title=\"Who owns most of Kauai?\">Who owns most of Kauai?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-kauai-floating-away\" title=\"Is Kauai floating away?\">Is Kauai floating away?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#why-is-kauai-so-eroded\" title=\"Why is Kauai so eroded?\">Why is Kauai so eroded?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#does-kauai-have-a-volcano\" title=\"Does Kauai have a volcano?\">Does Kauai have a volcano?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-hawaii-going-to-disappear\" title=\"Is Hawaii going to disappear?\">Is Hawaii going to disappear?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#why-hawaii-beaches-are-disappearing\" title=\"Why Hawaii beaches are disappearing?\">Why Hawaii beaches are disappearing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#will-hawaii-be-underwater\" title=\"Will Hawaii be underwater?\">Will Hawaii be underwater?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#will-hawaii-be-underwater-due-to-climate-change\" title=\"Will Hawaii be underwater due to climate change?\">Will Hawaii be underwater due to climate change?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#what-will-be-the-next-island-in-the-chain\" title=\"What will be the next island in the chain?\">What will be the next island in the chain?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#what-is-the-newest-island-on-earth\" title=\"What is the newest island on earth?\">What is the newest island on earth?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#what-is-the-newest-hawaiian-island\" title=\"What is the newest Hawaiian island?\">What is the newest Hawaiian island?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#what-was-the-last-discovered-island\" title=\"What was the last discovered island?\">What was the last discovered island?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-there-any-unclaimed-land-on-earth\" title=\"Is there any unclaimed land on earth?\">Is there any unclaimed land on earth?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-there-a-place-on-earth-where-no-one-has-ever-been\" title=\"Is there a place on Earth where no one has ever been?\">Is there a place on Earth where no one has ever been?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-there-anywhere-on-earth-unexplored\" title=\"Is there anywhere on Earth unexplored?\">Is there anywhere on Earth unexplored?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#where-is-the-most-untouched-place-on-earth\" title=\"Where is the most untouched place on Earth?\">Where is the most untouched place on Earth?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#what-did-nasa-find-in-the-ocean\" title=\"What did NASA find in the ocean?\">What did NASA find in the ocean?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/trendingsimple.com\/hawaii\/kauai-older-maui\/#is-the-amazon-fully-explored\" title=\"Is the Amazon fully explored?\">Is the Amazon fully explored?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-is-kauai-older-than-maui\"><\/span>Why is Kauai older than Maui?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Explanation: You can answer that question yourself with the information that the Pacific Tectonic Plate is slowly moving to the North-West and the hotspot that creates the volcanos under the Hawaiian Islands is stationary. This is why the younger Hawaiian Islands are to the South-East of the older Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-is-kauai-the-oldest-hawaiian-island\"><\/span>Why is Kauai The oldest Hawaiian island?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Magma spewing from a hot spot beneath the floating Pacific Tectonic Plate formed Kauai as it did the other islands in the chain. Kauai is the oldest of the Hawai&#39;ian islands and it is believed the volcano that created Kauai first began erupting some 10 million years ago.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-island-is-older-maui-or-kauai\"><\/span>Which island is older Maui or Kauai?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kauai: Here, you&#39;ll find more wide, soft, white-sand beaches, due to the fact that Kauai is geologically older than Maui.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-age-difference-between-kauai-and-maui\"><\/span>What is the age difference between Kauai and Maui?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Hawaiian islands formed as the Pacific Ocean floor moved over an underlying hot spot in the earth, shown here by a dotted circle. The present island of Kauai formed about 5 million years ago; Maui Nui, the landmass now represented by Maui and nearby (more<br \/>)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"was-maui-formed-before-kauai\"><\/span>Was Maui formed before Kauai?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kauai is approximately 5.1 million years old, followed by Oahu at 2.2 to 3.4 million years old. Molokai is next, at 1.3 to 1.9 million years old; Lanai, at approximately 1.3 million years; and Maui, at 0.8 to 1.3 million years old.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"whats-the-oldest-hawaiian-island\"><\/span>What&#39;s the oldest Hawaiian island?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kaua&#39;i Island<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-kauai-the-oldest-island\"><\/span>Is Kauai The oldest island?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Each Hawaiian island is unique in nature due to its specific age in geologic time. Kauai is the oldest of the eight main islands.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"who-owns-most-of-kauai\"><\/span>Who owns most of Kauai?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Who owns Kauai? After the State of Hawaii, who owns over 155,000 acres on Kauai, the Robinson Family is the second-largest landowner at over 55,000 acres (excluding their Niihau acres), and then Grove Farm is the third-largest landowner at over 30,000 acres.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-kauai-floating-away\"><\/span>Is Kauai floating away?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Currently, the island of Kauai is 12 miles NNE from where it was located in 1993. This has resulted in additional fuel costs for shipping and air travel. Whilst we don&#39;t have the ability to move the island back into place, we can take action to stop further movement.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-is-kauai-so-eroded\"><\/span>Why is Kauai so eroded?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Due to rising sea levels, 70&#37; of Kauai, Oahu and Maui beaches are chronically eroding. Standing on the new edge of his property along Sunset Beach, Ryce Reeves watches the ocean eat away at his shrinking yard, one wave at a time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"does-kauai-have-a-volcano\"><\/span>Does Kauai have a volcano?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kauai Island is composed of a single large eroded shield volcano with a summit caldera 15-20 km in diameter and two flank calderas. Large Pliocene debris avalanches extended to the north and south. The spectacular Waimea Canyon and Napalm cliffs on the NW coast are products of extensive erosion.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-hawaii-going-to-disappear\"><\/span>Is Hawaii going to disappear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>But climate change threatens the iconic beach. With global sea levels conservatively estimated to rise at least 3 feet by 2100, Waikiki Beach may not be around at the turn of the century. Some scientists think Waikiki Beach could disappear even sooner.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-hawaii-beaches-are-disappearing\"><\/span>Why Hawaii beaches are disappearing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rising sea levels and recent storm surges have been causing faster-than-usual erosion along Hawaii&#39;s beaches and shorelines. Those beautiful Hawaiian beaches are apparently disappearing. Rising sea levels paired with recent storm surges have been causing faster-than-usual erosion along beaches and shorelines.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"will-hawaii-be-underwater\"><\/span>Will Hawaii be underwater?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For Hawaii, according to the 2017 report, that will mean a 3-foot rise in sea levels by 2100. Such a change would threaten more than 6,000 buildings and 20,000 people with chronic flooding across the five islands. As the AP reported, those numbers likely underestimate flood-prone areas by up to 54&#37;.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"will-hawaii-be-underwater-due-to-climate-change\"><\/span>Will Hawaii be underwater due to climate change?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>According to a recent ProPublica report, three of Hawaii&#39;s major islands have lost roughly one-quarter of their beaches. Sea levels are also rising about one inch every four years, threatening 70&#37; of Hawaii&#39;s coastline, according to Hawaii&#39;s state website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-will-be-the-next-island-in-the-chain\"><\/span>What will be the next island in the chain?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Loihi Seamount: The Next Volcanic Island in the Hawaiian Chain.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-newest-island-on-earth\"><\/span>What is the newest island on earth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One of the most famous new volcanic islands is the small island of Surtsey, located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland. It first emerged from the ocean surface in 1963<br \/>.List of recently created islands.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-newest-hawaiian-island\"><\/span>What is the newest Hawaiian island?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lo&#39;ihi<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-was-the-last-discovered-island\"><\/span>What was the last discovered island?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Found the most northerly land off the coast of Greenland, which they named Oodaaq Island. It was undoubtedly further north than anything else, but to define it as \u201cland\u201d was stretching it a bit. Oodaaq is a bank of loosely consolidated sand and gravel the size of a badminton court.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-there-any-unclaimed-land-on-earth\"><\/span>Is there any unclaimed land on earth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the UK had by then made unrecognised claims, but 1.6 million square kilometres of West Antarctica known as Marie Byrd Land, roughly one-tenth of the whole continent, had not been claimed by any country. It remains the only unclaimed land on Earth.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-there-a-place-on-earth-where-no-one-has-ever-been\"><\/span>Is there a place on Earth where no one has ever been?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>North Sentinel Island, Bay Of Bengal This small island lies in the Bay of Bengal between the southern coasts of India and Thailand, making it extremely remote. Its inhabitants, called Sentinelese people, are the only human beings who have ever lived on the island and have long since refused to accept modern visitors.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-there-anywhere-on-earth-unexplored\"><\/span>Is there anywhere on Earth unexplored?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most of our world is still shrouded in mystery Unsurprisingly, we aren&#39;t. In fact, 65&#37; of our planet remains unexplored, most of which lies beneath the oceans. Literally anything could be down there, and we wouldn&#39;t know.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where-is-the-most-untouched-place-on-earth\"><\/span>Where is the most untouched place on Earth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>North Sentinel Island, part of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, has remained virtually untouched. A tribe of indigenous people, known as the Sentinelese, are believed to inhabit the remote island.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-did-nasa-find-in-the-ocean\"><\/span>What did NASA find in the ocean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To their amazement, the scientists discovered vibrant ecosystems around the vents, teeming with marine organisms, such as translucent snailfish and amphipods, tiny flea-like crustaceans, that had never been seen before. &#34;With this discovery, we [came across] a whole new way of living on Earth,&#34; says Shank.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-the-amazon-fully-explored\"><\/span>Is the Amazon fully explored?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Just under 20&#37; of the Amazon rainforest has been cleared since 1950.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explanation: You can answer that question yourself with the information that the Pacific Tectonic Plate is slowly moving to the North-West and the hotspot that creates the volcanos under the Hawaiian Islands is stationary. 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