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The Hawaiian Islands formed over a hotspot in the Pacific Ocean, where magma formed a column and rose through the Earth's crust, causing volcanic activity. The hotspot stays fixed as the Earth's plates move over it, which is why, currently, no island but the Big Island experiences volcanic eruptions.

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