When the chain was swept by powerful storm surges from Hurricane Walaka earlier this month, East Island was submerged.
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A Category 5 hurricane wiped an entire Hawaiian island off the map
The island, located about 550 miles northwest of Honolulu, is part of a chain of small island groups in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. When the chain was swept by powerful storm surges from Hurricane Walaka earlier this month, East Island was submerged.
