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ilauea is sometimes called “the world’s Iki Crater Overlook and the Thurston Lava large depression at the top of the volcano)
K only drive-in volcano.” This prolific vol- Tube. but at the Puu Oo vent in the East Rift Zone.
cano currently produces 250,000-650,000 Puu Oo’s lava flood underground tubes that
cubic yards of lava per day, enough to re- homas A. Jaggar Museum - Thomas A. empty dramatically into the sea. You can
surface a 20-mile-long, two-lane road daily. T Jaggar pioneered the study of volcan- watch this spectacle at the end of Chain of
As of January 1994, 491 acres of new land ology here at Kilauea. Here you can find Craters Road or get a closer look from the
have been created on Hawaii Island. The geologic displays, maps and videos about new Kalapana viewing site outside the park.
current eruption may last another 100 years the study of volcanoes.
or stop tomorrow. Pele, the volcano god- hain of Craters Road - Veering south
dess who lives here, is very unpredictable. alemaumau Crater - Steam vents C of Crater Rim Drive is Chain of Craters
H plume from this massive crater, known Road. This 3,700-foot drive eventually ends
ilauea Visitor Center - Begin your visit as the home of Pele, the volcano goddess. where a lava flow has literally overtaken the
K at the Kilauea Visitor Center where you In 1967, this crater was filled with a lake of road.
can watch an hourly film from 9 am to 4 pm lava that eventually drained away. Great
to introduce you to the park. Ranger talks respect should be paid at this sacred site. olcano House - The Volcano House ho-
are offered and ranger-guided activities can V tel overlooking Halemaumau Crater has
be scheduled. Pick up maps, learn about hurston Lava Tube (Nahuku) - Walk been operating since it was a grass shack
the park’s hikes and get the latest eruption T through a 500-year old lava cave in 1846. Even Mark Twain once stayed here
updates here. formed when an underground channel of on his visit to Hawaii. The hotel has recently
molten lava drained from its cooled walls undergone renovations and is open under
rater Rim Drive - Crater Rim Drive is forming a massive, hollow chamber. A tropi- new management.
C the 10.6-mile drive that circles Kilauea cal rainforest await s you at the end of the
Caldera. Driving around this loop will take tube.
you to the park’s main attractions: the
Kilauea overlook, Jaggar Museum, Hale- uu Oo Vent - Currently Kilauea’s lava
maumau Crater, Devastation Trail, Kilauea P activity isn’t centered in its caldera (the