One of the most densely populated sections of the big island of Hawaiian just happens to be on top of young lava flows from a highly active volcano. This volcano is known as Hualalai, which last produced an eruption from 1800 to 1801. If you fly into the Kona International Airport, you land on top of this recent lava flow. The 1800-1801 eruption was merely the most recent example of a flank eruption from Hualalai, which tend to occur every 200 to 300 years. One such eruption nearly occurred in 1929, and a future eruption could occur in the 21st century. This video will discuss this volcano and mention what its future hazards are.
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0:00 Introduction
0:57 Location of Hualalai
1:11 Geologic History
2:40 Cinder Cones
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