Can you see molten lava in Maui?

The eroded West Maui volcano , known as Mauna Kahawai or West Maui Mountains, last erupted 320,000 years ago. Haleakala is in a non-eruptive stage. You won't find lava erupting out of Maui's volcanos on your visit to the Valley Isle. You won't be able to miss seeing them though.



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While all Hawaiian Islands have a volcanic history, the Big Island is known for its extremely active volcano - Kilauea, which is located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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Lava flows — glowing, red-orange streams of molten rock that pour from erupting vents — are a breathtaking natural feature to behold, so long as it's from a safe distance. The U.S. Department of the Interior estimates that there are 1,500 potentially active volcanoes on earth.

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Currently, the smell of volcanic gas (sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide) can be detected near Kilauea's gas-emitting vents, particularly when the trade winds are absent.

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Some Lahaina residents will be allowed into their neighborhood on Monday to see what is left of their homes, for the first time since wildfires swept across parts of Maui on Aug. 8 and killed at least 97 people, making it one of the nation's deadliest disasters.

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From Wailea, head south on Wailea Alanui Drive. Follow it as it changes names to Makena Alanui Drive, and then Makena Road. A short distance past the turn-offs for Big Beach, you'll see a pretty stone wall with a door-way sized opening and a blue beach access sign on the south end. This is the entrance to Secret Cove.

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Undoubtedly, the best place to see nighttime lava glow in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is at the Keanakako'i Overlook. This area is at the end of the now closed portion of Crater Rim Drive. Seismic activity closed the road and now it's been turned into a pedestrian walkway to the overlook.

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