Maui Nui
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Maui Nui is an ancient Hawaiian super-island that once connected the modern islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe into a single landmass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maui Nui canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian geological formation
ⓘ
ancient super-island ⓘ prehistoric landmass ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | early Hawaiian settlement patterns ⓘ |
| connectedIsland |
Kahoʻolawe
ⓘ
Lānaʻi ⓘ Maui ⓘ Molokaʻi ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | Native Hawaiian history ⓘ |
| currentForm | group of separate high Hawaiian islands ⓘ |
| formedBy |
shield volcanoes
ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Pleistocene epoch
ⓘ
surface form:
Pleistocene
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasChannelBetweenRemnants |
Kalohi Channel
ⓘ
Pailolo Channel ⓘ ʻAlalākeiki Channel ⓘ ʻAuʻau Channel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
shared shallow channels between islands
ⓘ
submerged land bridges ⓘ |
| hasHawaiianName | Maui Nui self-link ⓘ |
| hasHighestModernPeak |
Haleakalā volcano
ⓘ
surface form:
Haleakalā
|
| highestModernPeakLocatedOn | Maui ⓘ |
| influences | species distribution in Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaiian Islands
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| modernRemnant |
Kahoʻolawe
ⓘ
Lānaʻi ⓘ Maui ⓘ Molokaʻi ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Great Maui ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawaiian Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian archipelago
Maui County (for most of its modern remnants) ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
archaeologists
ⓘ
biologists ⓘ geologists ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hawaiian hotspot volcanism
ⓘ
island coalescence ⓘ |
| scientificStudyField |
biogeography
ⓘ
geology ⓘ paleogeography ⓘ |
| separatedIntoIslandsBy |
erosion
ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ subsidence ⓘ |
| status | no longer a single emergent island ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.