[Rockhounds] Kamaʻehuakanaloa — The Volcano Formerly Known as Lōʻihi Seamount

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I had just read this in the bulletin from the USGS, Kreigh...What a name! Wonder if I can learn to remember it?  I DID know the name of Lo'ihi Seamount!Cheers, PeteSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> Date: 1/30/22  7:02 AM  (GMT-07:00) To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" <rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com> Subject: [Rockhounds] Kamaʻehuakanaloa — The Volcano Formerly Known as Lōʻihi Seamount The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitors 6 volcanoes: Kīlauea(currently erupting within Halemaʻumaʻu), Mauna Loa (most recent eruptionin 1984), Hualālai (most recent eruption in 1801), Haleakalā (on Maui; mostrecent eruption sometime between 1480 to 1600 AD), Mauna Kea (most recenteruption over 4 thousand years ago), and Kamaʻehuakanaloa (most recentactivity in 1996).This last volcano may seem unfamiliar, perhaps because its name wasrecently updated: in July 2021, Lōʻihi Seamount was renamedKamaʻehuakanaloa by the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names.https://bigislandnow.com/2022/01/28/volcano-watch-kama%CA%BBehuakanaloa-the-volcano-formerly-known-as-lo%CA%BBihi-seamount/_______________________________________________Rockhounds mailing listSubscription Services:  http://rockhounds.drizzle.com/mailman/listinfo/rockhounds_rockhounds.drizzle.comList Usage Policy: http://Tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Rockhounds/Rockhounds.shtml