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  2. Hualālai - Wikipedia

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    Hualālai is the third most active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi, behind Kīlauea and Mauna Loa. Although the two larger volcanos have each erupted over 150 times in the last 1,000 years, Hualālai has done so only thrice. Activity seems to recur at the volcano every 200 to 300 years. [12]

  3. Hualālai | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

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    Hualālai is the third youngest and third-most historically active volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i. Summary. View of Hualālai looking to the southeast. USGS photo, December 1996. It is considered to be in the post-shield stage of activity.

  4. Hualālai - Volcano Updates | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

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    Background: Hualālai is the third most active volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi and typically erupts two to three times per 1,000 years. Hualālai last erupted in 1801 and, more recently, had a damaging seismic swarm in 1929 that was probably the result of a shallow intrusion of magma.

  5. Volcano Watch — Hualālai’s Wahapele eruption: cone-building,...

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    This map shows the location of the Wahapele vent (star) and lava flow (red) on Hualālai volcano. The approximate boundary between Hualālai and Mauna Loa is indicted by a dashed line. The lava flow extends 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) farther into the ocean.

  6. Hualalai Volcano, Big Island (Hawai'i) - VolcanoDiscovery

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    Hualalai, the third of the active shield volcano volcanoes on Hawai'i, is located to the northwest and wet of its giant neighbors Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Hualalai volcano last erupted during 1800-1801, when it produced lava flows from 5 fissure vents that reached the sea and buried Hawaiian villages.

  7. Hualalai, dormant volcano (8,271 feet [2,521 metres]), northwestern Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. It emerged from the ocean some 300,000 years ago and is one of five volcanoes that form the island. Its dome, 24 miles (39 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide, covers an area of 290 square miles (751.

  8. Hualalai - Global Volcanism Program

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    The basaltic Hualalai, at the western end of the island, is the third youngest shield volcano on Hawaii. Three rift zones, with numerous cinder cones and spatter cones, trend N, NW, and SE, and converge about 5 km E of the summit.

  9. Hidden Craters Hike: Hualalai Volcano Above Kailua-Kona

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    Venture onto private land behind 3 locked gates to explore the upper slopes of Kona’s very own volcanoHualalai. This journey provides intimate, unique access to the site of multiple volcanic eruptions from the 1800s, all within a short distance. Explore a unique lava tube and capture scenic views of the coastline.

  10. Hualālai - WorldAtlas

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    This large shield volcano is situated in the northwestern part of the Big Island of Hawai’i in the US State of Hawaii. Hualalai is the fourth highest mountain peak in Hawaii, which rises to an elevation of 2,521m and has a prominence of 936m.

  11. The 5 Volcanoes Forming The Big Island Of Hawaii - WorldAtlas

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    After Mauna Loa and Kilauea, Hualalai is the third most active volcano situated in the northwestern part of the Big Island of Hawai’i. Rising to an elevation of 2,521m, Hualalai is the fourth highest mountain peak in Hawaii.