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Chapter 1:Introduction <br /> Emmons, <br /> 0 <br /> .N <br /> .Xi <br /> loo 80 75 70 65 }- <br /> /�� <br /> 20 3.0 10.0 <br /> Figure 1-1. Map showing all of the tsunamigenic earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean as colored circles. <br /> Hawaii Island is the southeastern most island in the Hawaiian archipelago. The islands are <br /> divided into four counties-- Kauai, City & County of Honolulu (Oahu), Maui, and Hawaii. <br /> Hawaii County encompasses the entire island of Hawaii. <br /> Although the Hawaiian Islands were all formed by volcanic eruptions, only Hawaii Island <br /> still has active volcanoes. The size of Hawaii Island continues to grow as a result of the <br /> ongoing eruptions. Related to volcanic building of the land mass are earthquakes. At <br /> approximately 4,028 square miles, Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island, is larger than <br /> all the other islands combined. Hawaii Island was formed from the coalescence of five <br /> volcanoes-- Kohala, Mauna Kea, Hualalai, Mauna Loa, and Kilauea. These five dominant <br /> mountains create wind acceleration zones on the island(see Figure 1-2). <br /> 1-8 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />