The Peripatetic Grandma

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  • Volcanoes National Park

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    Kristin

    The island of Hawaiʻi is built from five separate shield volcanoes that erupted somewhat sequentially, one overlapping the other. Three are still active: Hualālai, Mauna Loa, and Kīlauea; Mauna Kea is dormant, and Kohala is extinct. Mauna Loa and Kīlauea make up the Volcanoes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage…