01-31-2022, 09:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2022, 09:31 PM by Puna Grace.
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(01-31-2022, 08:47 PM)eightfingers2.0 Wrote: What about Loihi?
It's been renamed. That is a big part of the article. The renaming and the fact that they feel that at almost 1000M below sea level, that we could not experience a similar event (like Tonga) from the seamount formerly known as Loihi.
excerpt from article:
The volcano’s former name, Loihi, means “long” in Hawaiian. The name was created in 1955 simply to describe the elongated shape of the seamount.
Recently, Hawaiian scholars, including Ku‘ulei Kanahele of the Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation, have brought to light ancient mele that describe Kamaehu, the reddish child of Haumea (earth) and Kanaloa (sea) that rises from the ocean floor like a submarine volcano.
The formal name Kamaehuakanaloa was unanimously adopted in July by the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names.
Keep it local 