The islands of Hawaii were made by volcanoes. Most of them are extinct but the Big 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 |
| Diamond Head |
21°15′43″N 157°48′20″W / 21.26194°N 157.80556°W / 21.26194; -157.80556 |
761 ft |
Oahu |
Unknown |
Extinct |
| Haleakalā |
20°42′35″N 156°15′12″W / 20.70972°N 156.25333°W / 20.70972; -156.25333 |
10,023 ft |
Maui |
1600 |
Dormant |
| Hanauma Bay |
21°16′17″N 157°41′40″W / 21.27139°N 157.69444°W / 21.27139; -157.69444 |
642 ft |
Oahu |
30,000BCE |
Extinct |
| Hualālai |
19°41′32″N 155°52′2″W / 19.69222°N 155.86722°W / 19.69222; -155.86722 |
8,271 ft |
Big Island |
1801 |
Active |
| Kaʻena |
21°34′31″N 158°16′57″W / 21.57528°N 158.28250°W / 21.57528; -158.28250 |
Submerged |
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 ft |
Kahoʻolawe |
|
Extinct |
| Kāohikaipu |
21°19′13″N 157°39′23″W / 21.32028°N 157.65639°W / 21.32028; -157.65639 |
33 ft |
Oahu |
|
Extinct |
| Kilauea |
19°25′16″N 155°17′12″W / 19.42111°N 155.28667°W / 19.42111; -155.28667 |
4,901 ft |
Big Island |
2018 |
Active |
| Koʻolau Range |
21°17′0″N 157°54′0″W / 21.28333°N 157.90000°W / 21.28333; -157.90000 |
3,150 ft |
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 ft |
Big 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 ft |
Oahu |
|
Extinct |
| Mānana |
21°19′52″N 157°39′32″W / 21.33111°N 157.65889°W / 21.33111; -157.65889 |
360 ft |
Oahu |
|
Extinct |
| Mauna Kahalawai |
20°53′37″N 156°35′22″W / 20.89361°N 156.58944°W / 20.89361; -156.58944 |
5,788 ft |
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 ft |
Big Island |
2460BCE |
Dormant |
| Mauna Loa |
19°28′46″N 155°36′10″W / 19.47944°N 155.60278°W / 19.47944; -155.60278 |
13,679 ft |
Big Island |
1984 |
Active |
| Puʻu Hawaiʻiloa |
21°26′53″N 157°45′24″W / 21.44806°N 157.75667°W / 21.44806; -157.75667 |
337 ft |
Oahu |
|
Extinct |
| Punchbowl Crater |
21°18′45″N 157°50′46″W / 21.31250°N 157.84611°W / 21.31250; -157.84611 |
|
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 ft |
Oahu |
|
Extinct |
| Waiʻaleʻale |
22°04′26″N 159°29′55″W / 22.07389°N 159.49861°W / 22.07389; -159.49861 |
5,148 ft |
Kauai |
|
Extinct |
| Waianae Range |
21°30′36″N 158°9′0″W / 21.51000°N 158.15000°W / 21.51000; -158.15000 |
4,025 ft |
Oahu |
2.5mya |
Extinct |
