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 Hawai’i is the
world's most remote island chain. It is over 2,000 miles
from the nearest landfall. Hawaii consists of eight major islands
plus there are 124 minor islands, reefs and shoals. These
are strung like a necklace over the Pacific for 1,500 miles. The
eight major islands are O’ahu, Maui, Hawai’i (known as Big
Island), Kaua’i, Moloka’i, Lana’i, Kaho’olawe and
Ni’ihau. These eight islands make up over 99% of the total land
area.
The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic land masses which began to form
more than 70 million years ago. Each Hawaiian island was created
by one or more volcanoes that erupted on the sea floor and then later
emerged above the ocean's surface after countless eruptions.
The oldest of the major Hawaiian Islands is Kaua’i, The Garden
Isle. Kauai was formed over 5 million years ago from a
single shield volcano that became deeply eroded with time (and
volcanic action). Kaua’i is known as “The Garden
Isle” because many areas are so green and lush.
 Kaua’i is the least populated of all the major islands
(only about 57,000 people live there) and nearly two thirds of
all the people hanging out on Kaua’i, at any given time, are
visitors/tourists.
Each of the Hawaiian islands has an
identity and appeal all its own. Kauai is my favorite.
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