💎⛰️ — Diamond Head, the most identifiable landmark in Hawaii, is much more than just a centerpiece for the south shore of Oahu island. The crater was formed some one hundred thousand years ago by violent steam explosions that contributed to the construction of the island. But do you know where its name came from? Diamond Head has been known by many names; the earliest recorded was Lae-ahi. At the turn of the 19th century, explorers mistook calcite crystals on the craterʻs slopes as diamonds and thus, its name was born 💡