284 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 
with every fact observed ; and in this view, we have all the simplicity 
and completeness which a satisfactory theory can afford. 
We have added a curved line for Kohala, on the north of Hawaii, 
as it is quite probable that this ridge is a section of a volcanic moun- 
tain, which suffered early changes from convulsions, and was finally 
overtopped by Mount Kea. We have mentioned that the eastern 
shore ridge of Kauai may have the same relation to that island. 
