Kahoʻolawe, anglicized as Kahoolawe, is the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands of the Hawaiian Islands. Unpopulated, it lies about seven miles southwest of Maui. The island is 11 mi long by 6.0 mi wide, with a total land area of 44.97 sq mi. Its highest point is the crater of Lua Makika, at the summit of Puʻu Moaulanui, about 1,477 feet above sea level.