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 ...

That's largely because it is a shield volcano, which generally do not have very explosive eruptions. What's more, the seismic activity around it is too minimal to cause a tsunami or a major ...

The U.S. Geological Survey update on the danger of active volcanoes in the U.S. maintained Haleakala’s assessment at “moderate threat.” The “2018 Update to the U.S. Geological Survey ...

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 ...

Sharael Kolberg As a top attraction on Maui, Haleakala National Park is home to a dormant volcano crater with its desert-like landscape, sacred sites and a waterfall-laden tropical oasis near the ...

Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is an example of a composite volcano. Shield volcanoes do not have such violent eruptions. These volcanoes tend to have gentle slopes and their runnier lava spreads ...