Are the Emperor seamonts older than Hawaiian Islands?

The Emperor Seamounts are indeed older than the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands formed by the movement of the Pacific Plate over the Hawaiian hotspot. The Emperor Seamounts are a similar chain of volcanic seamounts that formed before the Hawaiian Islands, but they are located to the northwest. The two chains are related to each other, as the Hawaiian Islands were formed by the same volcanic hotspot that created the Emperor Seamounts. The Emperor Seamounts are estimated to be around 80 million years old, while the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands is estimated to be around 5 million years old.