Question

The hawaiian islands are located where the pacific plate is:

Answer 1

Answer:

The hawaiian islands are located where the pacific plate is: MOVING OVER A HOT SPOT OR MANTLE PLUME.

Explanation:

The Hawaiian islands are islands that were formed due to the rise of heat in the deep region of the Earth's mantle. The rise of the heat caused the production of magma which forced its way through the Earth's crust and solidified thereby resulting in the formation of the Hawaiian Islands.

The Hawaiian Islands are located where an oceanic tectonic plate which is found beneath the Pacific Ocean also known as the Pacific plate is moving over a hot spot or mantle plume.

Answer 2

The Hawaiian Islands are formed on a region of intra plate volcanic activity on the Pacific plate. This region is known as a hot spot. Scientists are not exactly sure what causes this but they do know that a plume of magma rises through the mantle and forces it's way through the crust to form submarine volcanoes and over time volcanic islands.
The magma that rises here originates from the mantle and not crustal melt and so forms basic or basaltic lava.