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How was the Kalaupapa Peninsula formed?

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How was the Kalaupapa Peninsula formed?

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The peninsula was formed much later than the rest of the island of Moloka`i. A small shield volcano named Pu`u `Uao formed a relatively flat triangle of land through continuous flows of pahoehoe lava. The volcano’s Kauhako Crater contains a lake more than 800 feet deep.