In its current post-shield state ... Hawaiians living on the slopes of Mauna Kea relied on its extensive forests for food, and quarried the dense volcano-glacial basalts on its flanks for tool ...

In fact, the dormant volcano is one of the top 10 places for ... that include round-trip transportation from your hotel. Mauna Kea Summit Adventures and Hawaii Forest and Trail are two top-rated ...

After all, the state is home to the tallest mountain in the world (Mauna Kea ... you'll spend one night at Volcano House, a hotel on the rim of Kilauea. (When the shield volcano is active ...

Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea in Hawaii are both shield volcanoes and the largest active volcanoes on earth. There are very few impact craters on the volcano's surface, indicating that the uppermost ...

Hawaii has five such volcanoes in addition to Kilauea, though Kilauea is the only one currently erupting. Three are on the same island as Kilauea: Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea and Hualalai. One is on Maui ...

Mauna Kea is an inactive volcano and the highest point in Hawaii at 13,803 ft (4,207.3m) above sea level. The new president promised to make heads spin on day one. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros ...