Perfect beaches lined with palm trees and lush forests, beautiful women in grass skirts dancing the hula, waves ripe for conquering…If Hawaii wasn’t named for the legendary realm of the Polynesian gods as it’s reputed to be then it’s still considered by many a paradise on earth.

Hawaii was volcano born and bred, five volcanoes bore it to be exact, their shield heads and lava have been changing the shape of the island for hundreds of years. One of the volcanoes is now extinct and two are considered dormant, but Mauna Loa and Kilauea are both still active – Kilauea is quite vocal about it as well. The volcanoes are still growing the island, and in the course of it destroying settlements, but they’re one of the main tourist attractions on the Big Island, home to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and the black beaches caused by the exploding hot lava as it comes into contact with the ocean.

Fact fans may already know this but Mauna Loa is actually the world’s tallest mountain – if you start counting below sea level it’s taller than Everest.

Written by  JP Condella.

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