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Kīlauea volcano (Hawai'i): HVO 100-yrs, red glow still visible
Saturday, Jan 21, 2012
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory today celebrates 100 continuous years of monitoring at Kīlauea volcano with a Public Open House -- only Vesuvius has ... [more]
Kīlauea volcano (Hawai'i): new lava flows
Wednesday, Jan 04, 2012
After almost a week with no accessible lava, pressure returns to Kīlauea as seen in this link's plot of ground tilt. At the same time, lava flows are ... [more]
Private & Custom-Design Tours on Hawai'i
Sketch map of Hawaii's location
Sketch map of Hawaii's location
Location of Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Location of Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Hawai'i - the Big Island and its volcanoes. Only Hualalai, Mauna Loa and Kilauea are still active, all of them having historic eruptions.
Hawai'i - the Big Island and its volcanoes. Only Hualalai, Mauna Loa and Kilauea are still active, all of them having historic eruptions.
Map of the Hawaiian Islands
Map of the Hawaiian Islands

Volcanoes of Hawai'i

Mauna Loa | Kilauea
Mauna Loa
(shield volcano)		 Mauna Loa is the world's largest and one of its most active volcanoes - a giant shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawai'i. [more]
Kilauea
(shield volcano)		 Haleamaumau crater in the center of the Kilauea caldera - the heart of Kilauea volcanoThe youngest and most active Hawaiian shield volcano. It is near-constantly erupting from vents either on its summit (caldera) or on the rift zones. [more]