U.S. Geological Survey graphic Over the last 13,000 years, Haleakala, considered a waning post-shield volcano, has erupted only 10 percent of the volume of the 8,000-foot Hualalai on the Big ...

Haleakala, a dormant shield volcano rising 10,023 feet above sea level, dominates Maui's southeastern landscape. Its summit features a massive crater nearly 7 miles wide, characterized by ...

This park protects a portion of the dormant 10,000-foot-tall shield volcano that makes up most of the island of Maui, including a 2-mile-wide crater at the volcano’s summit. Reservations can be made ...

Read more about Haleakala: http://j.mp/ufv44s The Hawaiian volcano, with its unique vegetation and meditative winds, has a spiritual connection to the native ...