ʻO Lōʻihi he mauna kai a he lua pele lalo kai ma kahi o 48 klm (30 mil) ma ka hikina hema o ka moku ʻo Hawaiʻi. Aia ʻo Lōʻihi ma ka ʻaoʻao o Mauna Loa, ka lua pele kuahene nui loa i ka honua. ʻO Lōʻihi ka lua pele hou loa i ka pae mauna kai ʻo Hawaiʻi-ʻEmepela. ʻAʻole like ʻo Lōʻihi me nā lua pele ma ka lei o Pele. Ua hoʻokumu ʻo Lōʻihi ma ka piko pele Hawaiʻi. E hoʻopuka paha ana ʻo Lōʻihi ma luna o nā nalu i 10,000—100,000 makahiki mua aku.