Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Devastation Trail
See photo tour: - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park... a must-see travel destination on the Big Island.
This is a starkly beautiful landscape that was buried by cinders from the 1959 Kilauea Iki lava fountain eruption.
Visit the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, walk the Devastation Trail and witness life returning to this once-devastated area.
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Volcanoes National Park - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Big Island, Hawaii)
Here is a compilation video of our trip to Volcanoes National Park! It features a lof of the hikes we did, the Hawaiian State Bird (The Nene), Chain of Craters Road (Volcano Scenic Drive), Hōlei Sea Arch, Kilauea Volcano Crater and more!
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Address: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
Established: August 1, 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on Hawaii Island (the Big Island). At its heart are the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa active volcanoes. The Crater Rim Drive passes steam vents and the Jaggar Museum, which features volcanology exhibits and a viewpoint overlooking Halema'uma'u Crater. Thick ferns mark the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku). The Chain of Craters Road weaves over lava. Trails crisscross the park.
Kilauea Volcano:
Last eruption: May 3, 2018
Elevation: 4,091′
Prominence: 60′
Location: Hawaiʻi, United States
Volcanic arc/belt: Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically, Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi.
Did you know: Kīlauea erupted nearly continuously from 1983 to 2018, causing considerable property damage, including the destruction of the towns of Kalapana in 1990, and Vacationland Hawaii and Kapoho in 2018.
Video Title: Volcanoes National Park - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Big Island, Hawaii)
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Hiking the Devastation Trail in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
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Kilauea Iki Trail - Top 10 Bucket List Hikes (Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii)
This was one the best hikes in Volcanoes National Park! It seems to be the one that everybody does. You get great views from the rim, then inside the crater, it's like nothing else! You feel like you'll be swallowed by the volcano at any point! lol... It's definately a bucket list hike!
Kīlauea Iki Trail
Kilauea Iki Trail and Crater Rim Trail is a heavily trafficked loop trail located near Pahala, Hawaii, Hawaii that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and nature trips and is accessible year-round.
Great day hike down into and across a solid lava lake in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Klauea Iki Trail starts in the rain forest on the crater's rim. The trail descends 400 feet through the rain forest to the crater floor. Hikers will cross the still-steaming crater floor, past the gaping throat of the vent that built Pu'u Pua'i cinder cone, and return to your starting point via the crater's rim.
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Address: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
Established: August 1, 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on Hawaii Island (the Big Island). At its heart are the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa active volcanoes. The Crater Rim Drive passes steam vents and the Jaggar Museum, which features volcanology exhibits and a viewpoint overlooking Halema'uma'u Crater. Thick ferns mark the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku). The Chain of Craters Road weaves over lava. Trails crisscross the park.
Kilauea Volcano:
Last eruption: May 3, 2018
Elevation: 4,091′
Prominence: 60′
Location: Hawaiʻi, United States
Volcanic arc/belt: Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically, Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi.
Did you know: Kīlauea erupted nearly continuously from 1983 to 2018, causing considerable property damage, including the destruction of the towns of Kalapana in 1990, and Vacationland Hawaii and Kapoho in 2018.
Video Title: Kilauea Iki Trail - Top 10 Bucket List Hikes (Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii)
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Chain of Craters Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Written and Produce by Donald B MacGowan
Narrated by Frank Burgess
Video and still photography by Donnie MacGowan and Frank Burgess
Following along Kilauea's East Rift Zone, Chain of Craters Road passes through an amazing array of rift volcanoes, pit craters, lava trenches and flow fields. Leaving Crater RIM Drive at the Devastation Trail parking lot, Chain of Craters Road traverses and opens-up some of the most wild and beautiful landscapes seen anywhere, terminating near the active lava flows from Kilauea Volcano.
Perhaps nowhere else on earth are the elements high mountains, wild seascapes and active volcanoes and their lava flows more dramatically displayed. Crazily switching-back repeatedly down the Holei Pali, Chain of Craters Road finally reaches the untamed and scenically wild coastline, where giant waves spray and spume over sea cliffs dozens of feet high. Towering steam plumes in the distance at the end of the road mark where unimaginably hot liquid rock pours into the wild, wild sea.
A place of mystery, a place of power, a place of wonder.
Altogether, Chain of Craters Road is a singular and essential addition to any visit to the Island of Hawai'i.
Once connecting Volcano Village through the Park to Puna and State Routes 130 and 137 at Kalapana, Chain of Craters Road has repeatedly been badly damaged by earthquake, buried in lava, re-routed and re-built and broken up and buried again. The current eruption, which began in 1983, has buried a significant portion of the currently-closed nine miles of road between its temporary end inside the Park at Holei Sea Arch (the 19 mile marker) and the eastern closure outside the town of Kalapana, beyond the eastern edge of the Park.
Sulphur Banks Trail - Kilauea Volcano (Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii)
This is the Sulphur Banks Trail in Volcanoes National Park. It's probably the first hike you will find once parking at the visitors center. It's pretty cool and reminded us of Yellowstone National Park.
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Halema’uma’u Steam Bluff and Sulfur Banks is a 1.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Volcano, Hawaii, Hawaii that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round.
Distance: 1.3 miles
Elevation Gain: 82 feet
Route Type: Loop
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Address: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
Established: August 1, 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on Hawaii Island (the Big Island). At its heart are the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa active volcanoes. The Crater Rim Drive passes steam vents and the Jaggar Museum, which features volcanology exhibits and a viewpoint overlooking Halema'uma'u Crater. Thick ferns mark the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku). The Chain of Craters Road weaves over lava. Trails crisscross the park.
Kilauea Volcano:
Last eruption: May 3, 2018
Elevation: 4,091′
Prominence: 60′
Location: Hawaiʻi, United States
Volcanic arc/belt: Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically, Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi.
Did you know: Kīlauea erupted nearly continuously from 1983 to 2018, causing considerable property damage, including the destruction of the towns of Kalapana in 1990, and Vacationland Hawaii and Kapoho in 2018.
Video Title: Sulphur Banks Trail - Kilauea Volcano (Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii)
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(18) Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,Big Island,Hawaii with BGM(HD)
I arrived at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park :-)
I feel that the staff of this visitor centre is very kind .
2018 Hawaii Volcano Sends Lava River Through Community
(Time-stamps, below)
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a new eruption, on May 3, with its plumbing being rerouted from Pu'u O'o, down to new fissures in the East Rift Zone, specifically in Leilani Estates. This footage is from July 13.
The flow has dramatically decreased, prompting officials to change the alert level from “warning” to “watch.” The lava event was concentrated within the East Rift Zone, in the southeast corner of the island. Aside from more intense vog, which was carried off by the trades or was stagnated upon the island, the rest of Hawaii Island, a.k.a, The Big Island, remained unaffected, except for a negative impact upon our tourism, thanks to sensaltionalization of the Mainland news. (There were phreatic explosions at Kilauea's Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, sending plumes of ash into the air. There were also earthquakes felt, island-wide, at the event’s onset; where the rest were felt locally.)
Please, visit the Big Island! The towns of Pahoa and Volcano, especially, are ready to welcome visitors, though all of the island is ready to embrace you with Aloha!
Park website:
Jaggar Museum and Overlook is permanently closed.
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Before the arrival of new magma, the fissures were erupting what appeared to be lava stored away from the 1955 lava flow, making the lava more viscous in composition.
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Time-stamp 1:06 sources:
In consideration to average discharge*, the Fissure 8 flow is the largest river in the state, now, at 6-9 MILLION cubic meters of lava per day, which is 15-25x the eruption rate over the 35 years of Pu'u O'o!
Steve Brantley--of the HVO--updates the community, with this presentation, including cross-section diagram of Kilauea, Halemaʻumaʻu Crater's updated view, seismic activity, and confirmation of flow rate of Fissure 8 (at timestamp 3:50):
*see table 5.6:
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Time-stamps:
Fissure 8 and Leilani Estates --
0:13-3:00
3:40-5:20
22:38-23:34
Nanawale Estates (dim view of Hawaiian Shores & Beaches, and HPP) -
3:24-3:41
10:01
13:02
Lava Tree State Memorial (Park) -
3:41-4:18
Puna Geothermal Venture -
3:56-5:20
Close-up of fissure (wobbly starboard perspective) -
5:25-6:10
Looking at the ocean entry, starboard side -
6:11-7:19
Former Kapoho coastline – 7:19
New little lava island – 7:42-8:20
Kapoho Crater, and the former Green Lake --
8:20-8:36
19:15
Laze, mentioned – 8:38
View of the coast, starboard wing side, where Ahulani Pond and more once was found --
8:42-10:00
View of the ocean and coast, port wing side, where much was lost…and gained --
16:00-20:45
Isaac Hale Park and Pohoiki Boat Ramp – 9:31
2014-15 Pu’u O’o Flow, mentioned – 12:10
Kapoho Flow of 1960, mentioned – 15:20
Pahoa Town – 12:25
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Music used, all from the YouTube Audio Library:
“Drums of the Deep,” by Kevin MacLeod
“Breathing Planet,” by Doug Maxwell
Volcano-Steam Vent-Sulphur Bank-Lava Tube-Devastation Trail On Big Island, Hawaii-UHD 4K
You will see the Hawaii Volcano National Park, and find the Jagger museum, see steam vents (caused by lava under the crust of the earth). The Thurston lava tube was fascinating, we also visited the hidden underground tunnel and Devastation Trail.
At Sulphur Banks (Ha'akulamanu), volcanic gases seep out of the ground along with groundwater steam. These gases are rich in carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide -- the gas that smells like rotten eggs. Some sulfur gases deposit pure crystals at Sulphur Banks. Other sulfur gases form sulfuric acid which breaks down the lava to clay. This clay is stained red and brown with iron oxide.
The Jagger Museum is named after Thomas A. Jagger, and it contains many exhibits and artifacts on volcanology. The Thurston lava tube is a tube through the earth that was carved out by a flow of lava many centuries ago, and you must go through a rainforest jungle in order to reach this spectacular natural wonder.
Devastation Trail is a trail that leads through an area that was devastated by volcanic activity when Kīlauea Iki erupted in 1959. Seeing the cinders made us realize just how devastating the volcanic eruption was.
The Big Island is the largest and the southeastern-most of the Hawaiian islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028 square miles (10,430 km2), it is larger than all of the other islands in the archipelago combined and is the largest island in the United States.
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Hōlei Sea Arch - Natural Arch (Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii)
We drove all the way down Volcanoes National Park to see the Hōlei Sea Arch. I must admit, I think the journey to the Hōlei Sea Arch was better than the Hōlei Sea Arch itself lol. We saw Nene (Hawaiian state bird) and many unique old lava flows. Amazing journey!! When you get to Hōlei Sea Arch, you have to turn back because the road is closed due to lava flow. You can optionally park and walk, but you cannot drive any further. To see lava, you need to drive around and visit from Pahoa.
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Address: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
Established: August 1, 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on Hawaii Island (the Big Island). At its heart are the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa active volcanoes. The Crater Rim Drive passes steam vents and the Jaggar Museum, which features volcanology exhibits and a viewpoint overlooking Halema'uma'u Crater. Thick ferns mark the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku). The Chain of Craters Road weaves over lava. Trails crisscross the park.
Kilauea Volcano:
Last eruption: May 3, 2018
Elevation: 4,091′
Prominence: 60′
Location: Hawaiʻi, United States
Volcanic arc/belt: Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically, Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi.
Did you know: Kīlauea erupted nearly continuously from 1983 to 2018, causing considerable property damage, including the destruction of the towns of Kalapana in 1990, and Vacationland Hawaii and Kapoho in 2018.
Video Title: Hōlei Sea Arch - Natural Arch (Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii)
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Halona Kahakai, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The pullout at Halona Kahakai is at very near the crest of the Holei Pali fault escarpment. In Hawaiian, Pali means cliff. The viscosity of flowing oceanic tholeiite basalt, the lava that built Kilauea, is such that when it cools, rarely do slopes exceed a 6% grade. Any landform that is much steeper, such as the Holei Pali as seen from Halona Kahakai and the Hilina Pali directly north, generally has to have formed by faulting or erosion. In this case, Holei Pali results from what are called normal faults. All of the lava plain spread before you down below the pali has simply broken off the main slope and dropped. There is an amazing amount of throw on these faults, in places, as much as 1400 feet. Although appearing volcano tough to the casual observer, the Islands of Hawaii are terribly, terribly fragile constructions and, geologically speaking, don't last very long.
Stop and take a moment to look down the pali. Generally, the explosion cloud from where the lava is entering the ocean is visible south east from here. Look at the intertwining lava flows marching across the plain below you and imagine what it must have been like to be here, only a few decades ago, when the lava was coursing down this cliff and through the now largely-destroyed Naulu Forest.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Crater Rim Drive Walk with Nene
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Iliahi and Halema'uma'u Trail to Kilauea Caldera (Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI)
We took Iliahi Trail and Halema'uma'u Trail to reach Kilauea Caldera! I highly recommend visiting the Kilauea Caldera area when hiking in Volcanoes National Park!! This is a bucket list trail! Trail information below:
Iliahi Trail
0.5 mile trail, used as a connector trail to access Halema'uma'u Trail from the Steam Vents. It's not needed if coming from Crater Rim Drive.
Halema'uma'u Trail
Halema'uma'u Trail is a 2.7 kilometer moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Pahoa, Hawaii, Hawaii that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and is accessible year-round.
Distance: 2.7 km
Elevation Gain: 131 m
Route Type: Out & Back
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Address: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
Established: August 1, 1916
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on Hawaii Island (the Big Island). At its heart are the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa active volcanoes. The Crater Rim Drive passes steam vents and the Jaggar Museum, which features volcanology exhibits and a viewpoint overlooking Halema'uma'u Crater. Thick ferns mark the entrance to the Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku). The Chain of Craters Road weaves over lava. Trails crisscross the park.
Kilauea Volcano:
Last eruption: May 3, 2018
Elevation: 4,091′
Prominence: 60′
Location: Hawaiʻi, United States
Volcanic arc/belt: Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands that last erupted between 1983 and 2018. Historically, Kīlauea is the most active of the five volcanoes that together form the island of Hawaiʻi.
Did you know: Kīlauea erupted nearly continuously from 1983 to 2018, causing considerable property damage, including the destruction of the towns of Kalapana in 1990, and Vacationland Hawaii and Kapoho in 2018.
Video Title: Iliahi and Halema'uma'u Trail to Kilauea Caldera (Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, HI)
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Pu'u Pua'i Overlook, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Written and Produced by Donald B MacGowan
Narrated by Frank Burgess
Video and Still Photography by Donnie MacGowan and Frank Burgess
Pu'u Pua'i, which means gushing hill, is a cinder cone perched atop the rim of Kilauea Iki. At Pu'u Pua'i Overlook an incredible view of Kilauea Iki, which means Little Kilauea spreads beneath you. Eruptions of Kilauea Iki in 1959 followed almost a century of quiescence and produced fire fountains exceeding 1900 feet—the highest on record anywhere. The overall eruption proceeded in spurts of activity—brief eruptive events separated by times of quiet--which produced enough lava and airfall material to bury a football field 15 inches deep every hour (about two million tons of lava per hour). However, in between eruptions the lava drained back into the vent, only to be ejected again and again over the 36 day life of the eruption.
Today, the mile-wide cooled and solid surface of the lava lake, tucked 400 feet below the crater rim, is cracked and undulating, pocked and tiled in tilted pahoehoe blocks, issues steam from many vents. Crossing the crater floor on this surface provides one of the most interesting hikes in the Park. Looking up from the bottom of the crater, one can see the distinctive ring around the crater marking the high point of the lava lake during the last eruption. Hot, liquid rock still roils only a few hundred feet below the hardened modern surface of the crater floor.
Distances are difficult to comprehend here, unless you see hikers on the trail, across the rim or on the crater floor for scale. Once you have an idea of the magnitude of this crater, bear in mind that the fire fountains in the 1959 eruptions, at their peak, reached about four times the height of the current crater walls.
It is both extremely unsafe and ecologically unsound to visit the actual summit of Pu'u Pua'i. The entire Devastation Trail area is an outdoor laboratory in forest regeneration after the devastating burial in hot air fall material. Please stay on designated trails and do not wander out across the cinder landscape; you will destroy delicate plant life and interrupt soil-forming process, disturbing the natural laboratory.
.For more information on Kilauea Iki, please go here; for information on hiking the Kilauea Iki trail, please go here; for information on the Devastation Trail are adjacent to Pu'u Pua'i, please go here.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Big Island, Hawaii (TRAVEL GUIDE) | Beautiful America Series | Ep#9
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park travel guide in this beautiful America series by Hipfig for visitors to U.S. National Parks on Hawaii Island (the Big Island).
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park guide covers –
- Introduction to Volcanoes National Park,
- how to get to Volcanoes National Park on Big Island (also called Island of Hawaii or Hawaii Island),
- Volcanoes National Park Entrance fees, hours and Kīlauea Visitor Center,
- things to see in this park like - Kīlauea crater caldera, Chain of Craters road attractions like craters, trails, old lava flow, Holei Sea Arch etc.
This Volcanoes National Park Hawaii is on the Hawaii Island (also called Island of Hawaii or Big Island).
Details on topics covered in this Hawaii Volcanoes National Park travel guide video are below:
1). Introduction Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to new visitors interested in visiting National parks and famous natural wonders in North America,
2). Information on how to get to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from City of Hilo and Kona-Kailua by Car and by public transport using Hele-on bus from Hilo,
3). Detailed information on Hawaii Volcanoes National Park –- like location, two active volcanos – Kilauea and Mauna Loa, Entrance fee and hours, Kilauea visitor center, Kilauea Crater and Sulphur beds, Chain of crater roads etc,
4). Things to see and do at this Hawaii Volcanoes National Park like visit to Kilauea visitor center, Kilauea Caldera, Sulphur steam vents, other craters on Chain of craters road, trails, old lava flow at Mauna Ula, Holei Sea arch and much more, and
5). Travel tips for first time visitors visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Hawaii Island (also called Island of Hawaii or Big Island).
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Waldron Ledge Hike, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Written and Produced by Donald B MacGowan
Narrated by Frank Burgess
Video and Still Photography by Donnie MacGowan and Frank Burgess
A short, 20 minute-or-so hike on a section of Crater Rim Drive abandoned after an earthquake made the crater edge unstable. Strolling through lush fern and o'hia forest brings one to spectacular views of the Kilauea Caldera, Waldron Ledge and Pu'u Pai at the mouth of Kilauea Iki Crater. This hike is one of the few places where bicycles are allowed, and the generally shaded road makes for a pleasant, but short, ride or hike. This trail is a great way to get away from noise and traffic and experience the lush, high altitude fern forest firsthand.
The overlook at Waldron Ledge is a particularly spectacular place, perched on the edge of the vast wasteland of Kilauea Caldera. It's a good place to observe the current eruption in Halema'uma'u, especially early in the morning when the rising sun lights up the eruption cloud, or in the evening when the setting sun shines through it.
No services are available once you leave the area of the Visitor's Center and Volcano House.
Huge sinkholes opening up near Hawaii volcanoes national park
huge sinkhole opened on Highway 11 near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday.
The State Department of Transportation said the sinkhole was caused by earthquake damage.
The Hawaii County Police Department closed one lane near the 30 mile marker near Volcano Country Club.
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End of Chain of Craters Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The end of the Chain of Craters Road is currently around Mile Marker 19, just at the Holei Sea Arch and about ½ mile from the National Park eruption viewing station. Good, if distant, viewing of the eruption, displays about the volcano and natural history of the area, as well as a wealth of information on hiking to, and viewing, the lava, are available here. In addition, numerous sea arches, sea caves, fabulous bird watching, indescribable ocean views and some pretty good biking are to be found here. Even if the lava flows are too far away to be easily hiked to, the hike along the new land, twisted lava forms and endless basalt landscape is well worth the drive to the end of the road.
Over the months and years, the lava river issuing from Pu'u O'o winds its way back and forth across the lava plain of about 8 miles breadth, usually flowing into the sea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but sometimes outside the eastern margin of the Park on County of Hawaii land, sometimes ponding behind the low lava hills for weeks at a time without entering the ocean at all. Check with the rangers about flow conditions; they can tell you the best way to approach these flows. Current eruption updates are available from the National Park Service by calling 808.985.600. Listen to their advice, heed their warnings, especially if you plan to hike all the way to the lava flows.
End of Chain of Craters Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The end of the Chain of Craters Road is currently around Mile Marker 19, just at the Holei Sea Arch. Good, if distant, viewing of the explosion cloud where lava enters the sea, displays about the volcano and natural history of the area, as well as a wealth of information on hiking to, and viewing, the lava, are available here. In addition, numerous sea arches, sea caves, fabulous bird watching, indescribable ocean views and some pretty good biking are to be found here. Even if the lava flows are too far away to be easily hiked to, the hike along the new land, twisted lava forms and endless basalt landscape is well worth the drive to the end of the road.
Over the months and years, the lava river issuing from Pu'u O'o winds its way back and forth across the lava plain of about 8 miles breadth, usually flowing into the sea within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but sometimes outside the eastern margin of the Park on County of Hawaii land, sometimes ponding behind the low lava hills for weeks at a time without entering the ocean at all. Check with the rangers about flow conditions; they can tell you the best way to approach these flows. Current eruption updates are available from the National Park Service by calling 808.985.600.
Written and produced by Donald B. MacGowan; videography by Donnie MacGowan and Frank Burgess; original musical score by Donald B. MacGowan.
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