Haleakala Lava Flow
Across the Hawaiian island chain in the past 200 years, active lava has been limited to Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and Hualalai volcanoes on the Island of Hawai`i. But those living or traveling on Maui can also see evidence of very recent volcanism. Maui hosts its own potentially active volcano, East Maui volcano, known more widely as Haleakala. Lava flows and cinder cones as young as 200-500 years in age are found along Haleakala's southwest and east coasts.
Not much older than this are lava flows and cinder cones on the floor of Haleakala Crater that were emplaced as recently as about 800 years ago. Impressively, much of the crater has been mantled by lava flows in the past 5,000 years. All these volcanic products are stark reminders that East Maui's volcano has erupted frequently in the recent past and likely will erupt again.
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