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.
About 90 percent of the volcano is covered with lava flows less than 1,100 years in age. Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, has erupted 33 times since 1843. The most recent eruption in 1984 lasted 22 days and produced lava flows which reached to within about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) of Hilo, the largest population center on the Island of Hawaiâi. Lava flows less than 4,000 years old cover about 90 percent of the volcano. HualÄlai, the third most active volcano on the Island of Hawaiâi, has erupted three times in the past 1,000 years and eight times in the past 1,500 years.