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All of the Hawaiian islands are volcanic in origin. The volcanoes are fed by a hot spot, where extra hot material wells up in the mantle, generating magma. This hot spot generally stays in one place while the Pacific Plate above it moves. As this happens, older volcanoes are carried away from the hot spot and lose their source of magma.

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