The 7 Wonders of Hawaii

Cool Maps: 7 Wonders

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument

"The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument is the largest Marine Protected Area in the world. A new native Hawaiian name will be chosen by state residents."

Hanauma Bay Marine Preserve

"Hanauma Bay (pronounced "ha-NOW-mah") is a marine embayment formed within a volcanic cone or crater and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oahu (just east of Honolulu) in the Hawaiian Islands."

Diamond Head State Monument

"Diamond Head is part of the complex of cones, vents, and their associated eruption flows that are collectively known to geologists as the Honolulu Volcanic Series, eruptions from the Ko?olau Volcano that took place long after the volcano formed and had gone dormant. The Honolulu Volcanic Series is a series of volcanic eruption events that created many of O?ahu's well-known landmarks, including Punchbowl Crater, Hanauma Bay, Koko Head, and Manana Island in addition to Diamond Head."

Arizona Memorial

"The USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors killed on the USS Arizona during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 by Japanese imperial forces and also the events of this day. The attack on Pearl Harbor was the action that forced United States involvement in World War II."

Mauna Loa

"Mauna Loa is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii. It is Earth's largest mountain, with a volume estimated at approximately 18,000 cubic miles.. In Hawaiian, mauna loa means "long mountain". Lava eruptions from Mauna Loa are very fluid, and the volcano has extremely shallow slopes as a result."

Waimea Canyon

"Waimea Canyon is a spectacular canyon, approximately ten miles (16 km) long and up to 3,000 feet (900 m) deep, located on the western side of Kaua'i in the Hawaiian Islands. Dubbed the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific" by Mark Twain, the canyon was formed by a deep incision of the Waimea River arising from the extreme rainfall on the island's central peak, Mount Wai'ale'ale, among the wettest places on earth."

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

"Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, displays the results of hundreds of thousands of years of volcanism, migration, and evolutionprocesses that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with complex and unique ecosystems and a distinct human culture. The park encompasses diverse environments that range from sea level to the summit of the earth's most massive volcano, Mauna Loa at 13,677 feet. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, offers scientists insights on the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and visitors' views of dramatic volcanic landscapes. "