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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 .
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