to allow for lager ships to dock in the bay. Coconut Island was also formed by
the Pana`ewa flow.
Sources:
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/1999/99_12_16.html
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/coasts/publications/hawaiiCoastline/hawaii.html
Sources:
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/color/swir_chla_anomaly.html
http://oos.soest.hawaii.edu/erddap/griddap/erdMHchla8day.html