New age found for Kaho`olawe's most recent eruptions
Detailed Description
Kahoolawe, a single shield volcano, consists of a nearly filled caldera and a rift zone that trends to the southwest. Kahoolawe is about 12 miles (20 km) across and the smallest of the major Hawaiian Islands. This photo is looking to the east. Photo by Jack Lockwood, U.S. Geological Survey, March 31, 1984.