The reason is two fold, the first is the active volcano of Kilauea implies there is a lot of heat under the big island of Hawaii, and that heat causes the island to be buoyed up. However, the other islands do not have active volcanos, are colder, and have subsided, the 2nd is, because the volcanoes on the older islands are dormant, those islands are and are no longer growing and are steadily eroding away.
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initially by meiosis, then by mitosis( last choice)
as in any liquid, as heat is added, solutions become more capable of holding more dissolved material . (not sure if this is what you're asking as it seems to be missing information)