End of the First Ku Klux Klan. From 1868 through the early 1870s the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) functioned as a loosely organized group of political and social terrorists.
summit elevation 2521 m. Shield volcano. Hualalai is the westermost shield volcano on the island of Hawaii. Eruptions of Hualalai Volcano in 1800-01 occurred from 5 vents with two lava flows reaching the sea. Hualalai began growing on the west flank of Mauna Kea about 800,000 years ago, and rose above sea level 300,000 years ago. The northwest rift zone of Hualala continues for a distance of 40 km, to a depth of 3000 m. Hualalai Volcano from the summit of Mauna Kea volcano-John Seach.
A trip to the floor of the Maui volcano still promises an encounter with the raw beginnings of world-making. From cinder desert to tropical forest, the 19-square-mile Haleakala Crater boasts varied landscape. In the center is a hiker at Pele's Paint Pot, likely named for the goddess of fire and volcanoes.he now-dormant Haleakala volcano, which emerged from the Pacific Ocean more than a million years ago, takes up fully three-quarters of Maui's landmass. (Guilbert Gates). From cinder desert to tropical forest, the 19-square-mile Haleakala Crater boasts varied landscape.