The islands of Hawaii were made by volcanoes. Most of them are extinct or dormant but Hawaii Island and Maui have active ones. The volcanoes of Hawaii are fueled by a hotspot rather than a tectonic plate.
List of volcanoes in Hawaii
Volcanoes of Hawaiʻi
| Name
|
Coordinates
|
Elevation
|
Island
|
Last eruption
|
Status
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| Diamond Head
|
21°15′43″N 157°48′20″W / 21.26194°N 157.80556°W / 21.26194; -157.80556
|
761 feet (232 m)
|
Oahu
|
Unknown
|
Extinct
|
| Haleakalā
|
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.70972°N 156.25333°W / 20.70972; -156.25333
|
10,023 feet (3,055 m)
|
Maui
|
1600
|
Dormant
|
| Hanauma Bay
|
21°16′17″N 157°41′40″W / 21.27139°N 157.69444°W / 21.27139; -157.69444
|
642 feet (196 m)
|
Oahu
|
30,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Hualālai
|
19°41′32″N 155°52′2″W / 19.69222°N 155.86722°W / 19.69222; -155.86722
|
8,271 feet (2,521 m)
|
Hawaii Island
|
1801
|
Active
|
| Kaʻena
|
21°34′31″N 158°16′57″W / 21.57528°N 158.28250°W / 21.57528; -158.28250
|
Underwater
|
Oahu
|
4.2 million years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Kahoʻolawe
|
20°33′N 156°36′W / 20.550°N 156.600°W / 20.550; -156.600
|
1,477 feet (450 m)
|
Kahoʻolawe
|
~1 million years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Kāohikaipu
|
21°19′13″N 157°39′23″W / 21.32028°N 157.65639°W / 21.32028; -157.65639
|
33 feet (10 m)
|
Oahu
|
Unknown
|
Extinct
|
| Kilauea
|
19°25′16″N 155°17′12″W / 19.42111°N 155.28667°W / 19.42111; -155.28667
|
4,901 feet (1,494 m)
|
Hawaii Island
|
2025
|
Active
|
| Koʻolau Range
|
21°17′0″N 157°54′0″W / 21.28333°N 157.90000°W / 21.28333; -157.90000
|
3,150 feet (960 m)
|
Oahu
|
32,000-10,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Kohala
|
20°5′10″N 155°43′2″W / 20.08611°N 155.71722°W / 20.08611; -155.71722
|
5,480 feet (1,670 m)
|
Hawaii Island
|
120,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Koko Crater
|
21°17′11″N 157°40′53″W / 21.28639°N 157.68139°W / 21.28639; -157.68139
|
1,208 feet (368 m)
|
Oahu
|
~7,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Mānana
|
21°19′52″N 157°39′32″W / 21.33111°N 157.65889°W / 21.33111; -157.65889
|
360 feet (110 m)
|
Oahu
|
<200,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Mauna Kahalawai
|
20°53′37″N 156°35′22″W / 20.89361°N 156.58944°W / 20.89361; -156.58944
|
5,788 feet (1,764 m)
|
Maui
|
320,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Mauna Kea
|
19°49′14″N 155°28′05″W / 19.82056°N 155.46806°W / 19.82056; -155.46806
|
13,803 feet (4,207 m)
|
Hawaii Island
|
2460 BCE
|
Dormant
|
| Mauna Loa
|
19°28′46″N 155°36′10″W / 19.47944°N 155.60278°W / 19.47944; -155.60278
|
13,679 feet (4,169 m)
|
Hawaii Island
|
2022
|
Active
|
| Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa
|
21°26′53″N 157°45′24″W / 21.44806°N 157.75667°W / 21.44806; -157.75667
|
337 feet (103 m)
|
Oahu
|
450,000 - 420,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Punchbowl Crater
|
21°18′45″N 157°50′46″W / 21.31250°N 157.84611°W / 21.31250; -157.84611
|
500 feet (150 m)
|
Oahu
|
100,000-75,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Ulupaʻu Crater
|
21°27′16″N 157°43′54″W / 21.45444°N 157.73167°W / 21.45444; -157.73167
|
659 feet (201 m)
|
Oahu
|
600,000 - 400,000 years ago
|
Extinct
|
| Waiʻaleʻale
|
22°04′26″N 159°29′55″W / 22.07389°N 159.49861°W / 22.07389; -159.49861
|
5,148 feet (1,569 m)
|
Kauai
|
Unknown
|
Extinct
|
| Waianae Range
|
21°30′36″N 158°9′0″W / 21.51000°N 158.15000°W / 21.51000; -158.15000
|
4,025 feet (1,227 m)
|
Oahu
|
2.5 million years ago
|
Extinct
|