Summer 2013: Big Island's Kilauea Volcano spews molten lava into the sea
One never really knows when 'Mother Nature' - or Madame Pele - will awake, as the Spring 2018 venting and eruption of Kilauea illustrates. Nature must be respected, and our (human) 'leaders' need to prioritize attention to our shared mother planet.
Nearby on the island ofMauiis Mt. Haleakala, which boasts incredible altitude and another-worldly caldera(now dormant).
There are many amazing natural adaptations at the crater's edge, including one of the most amazing (and rarest) plants on earth, the Haleakala Silversword.