Haleakalā, or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by another volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, also referred to as the West Maui Mountains. The tallest peak of Haleakalā, at 10,023 feet, is Puʻu ʻUlaʻula We were bussed up from our hotel at 5 in the morning to be able to witness this scene. As I was lodging myself down against a rock (I had no tripod) and started shooting (BTW, this was in the days of film, it was shot on Fujichrome) I looked over and saw many of the people standing behind the Plexiglass wall of the little three-sided shelter which gives you a break from the wind. They started shooting too, most with the flash going off on their little cameras. Which of course meant they would just get a photo of a blob of white reflecting back against them. I wanted to go say something and my wife talked me out of it, saying "don't make people wrong."