Introduction Life Stages of Hawaiian Volcanoes Large Scale Structures Smaller Scale Features Lava Transport Mechanisms Volumetric Flow Relationships A Teachers Guide / Lessons Return To: Education Main Back To VolcanoWorld Home

Hawaiian volcanoes go through "life stages" during their development (e.g. Macdonald et al. 1983; Peterson & Moore 1987), and these can be related to their relative relationships to the Hawaiian hotspot. EARLY ALKALIC STAGE MAIN THOLEIITE SHIELD POST-SHIELD ALKALIC STAGE EROSION AND GIANT LANDSLIDES REJUVENATION STAGE