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The Hawaiian Islands weren't created at any of the plate boundaries. Instead, they were created from .

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Underwater volcanoes which released lava and as it cooled it formed the islands.
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Answer: The Hawaiian Islands weren't created at any of the plate boundaries. Instead, they were created from hot spot.

The Hawaiian Islands are formed primarily due to the volcanic activities. Like most of the islands are formed near the boundaries of the tectonic plates but the Hawaiian Islands are about 2000 miles away from the plate margin nearest to it.

It is believed that the Hawaiian islands are formed due to the Hawaiian hot spot present in a region which is located deep inside the mantle of the Earth and the heat rises up from here. The melted rock or magma is produced as a result of this heat and then the magma pushes through the crust of the Earth and then gets solidified, thus forming the island.

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