Makaopuhi Crater
Makaopuhi Crater is a crater in Hawaii County, Hawaii.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mauna Ulu and Puʻu Huluhulu.
Mauna Ulu
Volcano
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Mauna Ulu is a volcanic cone in the eastern rift zone of the Kīlauea volcano on the island of Hawaii. It falls within the bounds of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Mauna Ulu was in a state of eruption from May 1969 to July 1974. Mauna Ulu is situated 3½ km west of Makaopuhi Crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royal Hawaiian Estates and Mauna Loa Estates.
Royal Hawaiian Estates
Suburb
Royal Hawaiian Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north by Hawaii Route 11 and to the east by the community of Fern Forest. Royal Hawaiian Estates is situated 9 km north of Makaopuhi Crater.
Mauna Loa Estates
Suburb
Mauna Loa Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north, across Hawaii Route 11, by the community of Volcano. Mauna Loa Estates is situated 9 km northwest of Makaopuhi Crater.
Volcano Village
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volcano, or Volcano Village, is a census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna with a small portion of the CDP in the District of Kaʻū. As of the 2020 census, Volcano had a population of 736.
Makaopuhi Crater
- Type: Crater
- Also known as: “Makaophi”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
“Makaopuhi Crater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Makaopuhi Crater”
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Localities in the Area
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