It sounds weird, but snow in Hawaii isn't unusual at all. That's because the islands have mountains. It even occasionally ...

The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo “Typically, Hawaiian volcanoes erupt at their summits and/or along one of their rift zones. Based on geologic mapping, it appears that Haleakala erupted ...

In the center is a hiker at "Pele's Paint Pot," likely named for the goddess of fire and volcanoes. Susan Seubert Entering Haleakala Crater, the enormous mouth of Maui’s largest volcano ...

A view of the sun setting below the clouds on the top of Haleakala, a volcano on the island of Maui in Hawaii. (Kelsey Jukam/Courthouse News) (CN) — A Maui court has ruled that the historic Haleakala ...

The volcanic activity that began building Haleakala started about 2 million years ago, the volcano observatory said. Maui’s other main mountain, the West Maui Mountains, is considered extinct.

The absolute highlight of being on Maui is visiting Haleakala National Park with kids. This unique park is so completely different from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park or Mount Rainier National Park.

On Maui, Haleakala volcano is believed to have erupted last between 1480 and 1600. A volcano commonly known as Diamond Head grandly presides over Waikiki, the world-famous spot for tourists in the ...

Maui's Haleakala volcano and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands formed out of molten lava as the Pacific plate drifted over the hotspot as three to four inches a year. Map Source: TASA Graphic Arts ...