The%20four%20islands%20of%20Maui,%20Moloka`i,%20Lana`i,%20and%20Kaho`olawe%20were%20once%20all%20connected%20as%20a%20vast%20landmass%20known%20as%20Maui%20Nui,%20literally%20"big%20Maui."%20This%20concept%20was%20first%20proposed%2060%20years%20ago%20by%20geologist%20Harold%20Stearns,%20who%20recognized%20the%20geologic%20evidence

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The four islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and
Kahoolawe were once all connected as a vast
landmass known as Maui Nui, literally "big Maui."
This concept was first proposed 60 years ago by
geologist Harold Stearns, who recognized the
geologic evidence for repeated episodes of island
submergence and reemergence. Recently, Jonathan
Price of the Smithsonian Institution modeled the
area's submergence history using a computer-based
geographic information system (GIS). The model
examines the effects of global sea-level change,
age of volcanism, and likely rates of volcano
subsidence. Using Price's model, we can watch the
response of Maui Nui to subsidence and sea-level
change as we move the clock forward or back.
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