Ionian flucti are areas of lava flow. They are named after fire and thunder gods of various mythologies or after locations in Greek mythology associated with Io. Kanehekili Fluctus is possibly a silicate lava flow. The darkest and youngest area of the fluctus is about . Observation of thermal emission leads to the inference that Kanehekili Fluctus is subject to episodic volcanism that has periods of explosive activity followed by less active periods of time. It is possible that detection of the cooled flows may become more difficult as time goes on.