
By early 1970, the fountaining vent had created the base of the growing Maunaulu lava shield. Overflows from the vent soon consumed the landscape and filled both ‘Ālo‘i and ʻAlae craters. Majestic lava falls plunged 80 feet (24 m) over ‘Ālo‘i crater’s rim. As thin sheets of crust slid over the brink of the falls, thermal updrafts tore them from the flow’s surface; they floated down like autumn leaves blowing in the wind. Lava lakes within the craters overflowed with each new surge from Maunaulu—adding layers and elevation to the surrounding terrain. The dimpled lava mound that grew above ‘Ālo‘i crater is visible to the discerning eye. It sits on Maunaulu’s right flank and rises 260 feet (80 m) above the pre-eruption level.
‘Ālo‘i crater, named for the favorite pig of Kahawali, chief of Puna, was filled during the eruption. When Kahawali refused to race with Pele, she (in the form of lava) chased him to the sea.
‘Ālo‘i crater, named for the favorite pig of Kahawali, chief of Puna, was filled during the eruption. When Kahawali refused to race with Pele, she (in the form of lava) chased him to the sea.
Is there something we missed for this itinerary?
Itineraries across USA

Acadia

Arches National Park

Badlands

Big Bend

Biscayne

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison

Bryce Canyon

Canyonlands

Capitol Reef

Carlsbad Caverns

Channel Islands

Congaree

Crater Lake

Cuyahoga Valley

Death Valley

Dry Tortugas

Everglades

Gateway Arch

Glacier

Grand Canyon

Grand Teton

Great Basin

Great Smoky Mountains

Guadalupe Mountains

Haleakalā

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

Hot Springs

Indiana Dunes

Isle Royale

Joshua Tree

Kenai Fjords

Kobuk Valley

Lassen Volcanic

Mammoth Cave

Mesa Verde

Mount Rainier

North Cascades

Olympic

Petrified Forest

Pinnacles

Rocky Mountain

Saguaro

Shenandoah

Theodore Roosevelt

Virgin Islands

Voyageurs

White Sands

Wind Cave

Yellowstone

Yosemite

Zion