Hualalai, United States

Shield volcano · 2,523 m (8,278 ft) · Hawaiian Is

Hualalai is a shield volcano in the United States, 2,523 m (8,278 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records 2 significant eruptions here, which killed 2 people where the toll is counted.

Hualalai on the map

Hualalai and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 16:47 UTC. USGS threat ranking: High Threat.

Normal / Green Hawaiian Volcano Observatory rates Hualalai at alert level Normal, aviation color code Green, since 2026-09-03 18:41 UTC.

HVO Hualalai GREEN/NORMAL - No activity of concern for Hualālai.

The latest notice The observatory’s page

The volcano

Type: Shield volcano
Elevation: 2,523 m (8,278 ft)
Country: United States
Region: Hawaiian Is
Summit: 19.692° N, 155.870° W
Last known eruption: 1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 332040

Significant eruptions

2 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Hualalai Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.