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CrustalTrudger t1_j8s5ruo wrote

Yep, it's even got a name, Maui Nui and included Kaho‘olawe as well (and some bits that are no longer islands). The general concept has been around for a while (e.g., Stearns & Macdonald, 1942) and there's been a variety of efforts to "reconstruct" what this island would have looked like (e.g., Price & Fisk, 2004). In detail, the Price and Fisk reconstruction suggests that Maui Nui at its maximum extent was actually larger than the "Big" Island is today.

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Mad_Jax77 OP t1_j8se157 wrote

Thank you for the detailed reply and follow up! It's unfortunate none of us will be around in 5 million years to see how the islands continue to change.

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