'O ka lipolipo, 'o ka lipolipo
In the unfathomable darkness, dark blue, and bottomless...
Kumulipo, a Hawaiian creating chant, tells of the fiery beginnings of the earth that began in the primordial darkness of Pō.
Just offshore, magna pushes through the ocean floor and new volcanos come to live. Fueled by a hot spot, colossal volcanos gradually build from the ocean's dark depths.
At the horizon, about 28 miles (45 km) in the distance, lies the submerged summit of the newest volcano - Lō'ihi (also known as Kama'ehu in Hawaiian chants). At 3,180 feet (969 m) below sea level, the sun's rays never reach its summit.
These young volcanos emerge to form the next new islands. Given time, some will grow into the world's largest mountains.
Riding the oceanic plate to the northwest, the great volcanoes drift away from the hot spot, becoming extinct, and erode into the ocean from which they were born.
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