Kawaikini
Extinct shield volcano and highest peak on the island of Kaua'i
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Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi and in Kauaʻi County and measures 5,243 feet (1,598 m) in elevation. It is the summit of the island's inactive central shield volcano, Mount Waialeale. Other peaks on Kauaʻi include: Waiʻaleʻale (5,148 feet), Nāmolokama Mountain (4,421 feet), Kalalau Lookout (4,120 feet), Keanapuka Mountain (4,120 feet), Haupu (2,297 feet) and Nounou (1,241 feet).
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Kauaʻi
Fourth-largest island in Hawaii
0.9 mi away
Mount Waiʻaleʻale
Volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
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