Like a pig at a luau, the Hawaiian Islands get roasted from below. But — like novice cooks — scientists aren’t sure what kind of heat it takes to really get things cooking.
THE FIRST LUAU The Hawaiian Islands formed, scientists say, from volcanoes that erupted as a piece of Earth’s crust slid over a deep hot spot.
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