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Satellite map showing the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain

... that missionary John D. Paris had one of his churches occupied by a self-proclaimed prophet who predicted the end of the world in 1868?
... that the Hawaiian town Kainaliu was named after an ancient canoe bailer who worked for King Keawenuiaʻumi in the 16th century?
... that "George Prince" Kaumualiʻi Humehume traveled the world and served in the War of 1812, before returning to Kauaʻi and leading a failed rebellion in 1824?
... that the aftershocks of the 1868 Hawaii earthquake, the largest in the island's history, continue to the present day?
... that the crematory at the Oahu Cemetery in Hawaii was used to burn $200 million in U.S. bank notes after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
... that Hawaiians named a tsunami after 18th century surfer and statesman Naihe?

... that since the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, Hawaiian Chief Hoʻolulu and his descendants have served as caretakers of the royal tombs of the Kingdom of Hawaii?
... that to prevent extinction of the Mauna Kea silversword, scientists rappel over cliffs to hand-pollinate the approximately 41 remaining in the wild, on the rare occasion that one blossoms?
... that the volcanic chain (pictured) responsible for creating the island of Hawaii extends all the way to the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, at the border of Russia?