Dominated by the large shield volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, more than 4000 m high, the largest island of the Hawai'ian archipelago is still growing. Lava flows from the East Rift Zone (Kīlauea volcano) continuously reach the coast and form new land.
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea | Summit area
Mauna Kea | Observatories
Mauna Kea | Observatories
Mauna Kea | Observatories
Mauna Kea | Submillimeter Array
Mauna Kea | Summit area
Mauna Kea | Summit area
Mauna Kea | Pu'u Poli'ahu
Mauna Kea | Pu'u Lilinoe
Hualālai Volcano
Mauna Kea | Cinder cones and Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea Road and Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea | Warning sign
Saddle | Lava flow with tree ferns
Saddle | 'Ōhelo 'ai
Saddle Road
Honomū | Road and farmland
Honomu | 'Akaka Falls
Waterfalls near Hilo
Hilo Bay and Mauna Kea
Kohala Mountains
Waimea | Dryland
Highway 190 and Hualālai Volcano
Hōnaunau | St. Benedict's Catholic Church
Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau
South Point | Cattle ranch
South Point
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach | Green sea turtle
Pāhoa | Forest
Pāhoa | Lava Tree State Monument
Highway 11 | Warning sign
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Steam Bluffs
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Halema'uma'u Crater
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Halema'uma'u Crater
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Halema'uma'u Crater
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Kīlauea Iki and Mauna Loa
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Tree fern and Kīlauea Iki
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | 'Ōhi'a lehua
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | 'Ōhi'a lehua and Mauna Ulu
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Mauna Ulu
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Lava flows
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Lava flows
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Lava flows
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Pahoehoe lava
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Coastline
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Coastline
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Hōlei Sea Arch
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Chain of Craters Road
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP | Chain of Craters Road
East Rift Zone | Pu'u 'Ō'ō
East Rift Zone | Island in lava flows
East Rift Zone | Island in lava flows
East Rift Zone | Island in lava flows
East Rift Zone | Lava flow with active lava tube
East Rift Zone | Lava flow with active lava tube
Kalapana | Lava entering the sea
Kalapana | Lava entering the sea
Kalapana | Homes on lava and steam plume
Kalapana | Homes on lava
Kalapana | Home for sale
Kalapana | Star of the Sea Painted Church