What is Hanauma Bay?
{{Infobox mountain|name=Hanauma Bay|type=[[Tuff cone]]|last_eruption=32,000 years ago|location=[[Hawaii]], [[United States]]|photo=Hanauma Bay.JPG|photo_caption=Aerial view of Hanauma Bay}} '''Hanauma Bay''' is a [[tuff cone]] in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]. It sits near another volcano called [[Koko Crater]]. It was created 32,000 years ago<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/facility/hanaumabay/geology.htm|title=geology, Official Web Site for The City and County of Honolulu|date=2012-04-01|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2020-08-06|archive-date=2012-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401070314/http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/facility/hanaumabay/geology.htm|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> as a vent of the [[Koʻolau Volcano]]. It is a popular tourist attraction due to the beach in its crater and at one point had 3 million visitors a year. The bay holds many types of [[Wildlife|marine wildlife]]. The origin of the name “Hanauma” is not well known. The “hana” part means “bay” while the meaning behind “uma” is debated. == References == {{Reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Volcanoes of Hawaii]]