By: Kani Amea

The Island of Hawaii has five separate volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially, one overlapping the other. These are: Kohala, Mauna Kea, Hualalai, Mauna Loa and Klauea.

Mauna Loa is the world’s largest volcano and one of five volcanoes that form the Big Island. Mauna Loa has no recent eruptions, but eruptions in 1926 and 1950 destroyed towns. The city of Hilo is partly built on lava flows.

Kohala is probably the oldest volcano that composes the Island of Hawaii. This extinct volcano is 5.480 feet above sea level.

Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii with 13.796 feet (4.200 m). Muna kea means “white mountain” in Hawaiian language; this name makes reference to its regularly snow-capped during the winter.

Hualalai is the third youngest and third-most historically active volcano on the Big Island.

Take the best volcano tour including a 40-minutes walk were you can see the most active volcano in the world: The Kilauea. This volcano has been erupting steadily since 1983. Kilauea lies next to the much larger Mauna Loa volcano.

On this adventure tour you will visit one of the most volcanically active environments in the world. Pele, Hawaii’s volcano goddess, will surprise you with its anger. Get impressed by the beauty of Pele’s creations which includes Hawaii’s unique black sand beaches.

Later, you will get in touch with a much more calm landscape: the tropical rainforest and the cascading waterfalls, while you learn about Hawaii’s culture and history.

If you are staying on Oahu but you would like to visit a neighbor island for a day, you might go to the Big Island and get as close to the active lava flows as Civil Defense allows. One of the visits that the Oahu tours offers to you is the Big Island Volcano and Waterfalls Tour.

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By Kani Amea

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