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Valley Isle where volcanic peaks meet pristine golden shores

Haleakala's last display can be seen on Maui's southeast shore at La Perouse Bay. Scientists estimate that in 1790 Haleakala erupted to form the jagged lava rock coastline. Now there is a monument and
La Perouse Bay's jagged lava coastline formed during Haleakala's last eruption, estimated around 1790 — the same year Kamehameha I's forces fought in Iao Valley nearby. © Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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