What is Hawaiian Islands?
From west to east, [[Hawaii]] is made up of the following '''Hawaiian Islands''': [[Image:Hawaiianislandchain_USGS.png|500px|Map of the Hawaiian Islands]] The chain of islands stretches 2,400 [[km]] (1500 miles) in a southeasterly direction to the southern tip of the Island of [[Hawaii]] The [[Hotspot (geology)|hot-spot]] which formed them moved South-East in the Pacific Ocean. The hot-spot in the [[Earth's crust]] moved to where it is now, near the island of Hawaii, or, rather, the hot spot stayed where it was, and the plates of the Earth's crust moved, so creating the islands. *[[Niihau]] *[[Kauai]] *[[Oahu]] *[[Moloka'i]] *[[Lana'i]] *[[Kaho'olawe]] *[[Maui]] *[[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]] Hawaii has been a [[U.S. state]] since [[1959]]. The Hawaiian islands, plus former islands now below [[sea level]] ([[guyot]]s), make up the [[Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain]]. {{Hawaii}} {{US-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Islands of Hawaii| ]] [[Category:Archipelagos]]