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.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian geological formation
ancient super-island
prehistoric landmass
archaeologicalSignificance early Hawaiian settlement patterns
connectedIsland Kahoʻolawe NERFINISHED
Lānaʻi NERFINISHED
Maui NERFINISHED
Molokaʻi NERFINISHED
country United States
culturalContext Native Hawaiian history
currentForm group of separate high Hawaiian islands
formedBy shield volcanoes
volcanic activity
geologicalAge Pleistocene
Quaternary
hasChannelBetweenRemnants Kalohi Channel
Pailolo Channel
ʻAlalākeiki Channel
ʻAuʻau Channel
hasFeature shared shallow channels between islands
submerged land bridges
hasHawaiianName Maui Nui NERFINISHED
hasHighestModernPeak Haleakalā
highestModernPeakLocatedOn Maui NERFINISHED
influences species distribution in Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe
locatedIn Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
modernRemnant Kahoʻolawe NERFINISHED
Lānaʻi NERFINISHED
Maui NERFINISHED
Molokaʻi NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Great Maui
partOf 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 (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maui
hasIslandGroup

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