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Side 2 - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

KILAUEA VISITOR CENTER: Open daily from 7:45am to 5:00pm. centuries ago. Molten pahoehoe lava enveloped the largest of tree
The 25-minute film “Born of Fire, Born of the Sea” is shown every trunks, hardening around them. What is left today are fascinating
hour from 9:00am to 4:00pm. A schedule for ranger-guided walks tree mold holes in the ground.
is usually posted every morning. From the visitor center, it is just a
three-minute walk to a fabulous view of the Kilauea Caldera. KILAUEA MILITARY CAMP: Idyllic vacation haven for active and
retired military personnel, the Reserve, National Guard and their
VOLCANO ARTS CENTER: Enjoy this gallery right next to the dependents, plus retired DOD civil servants, Coast Guard civilian
Visitor Center. You will see one-of-a-kind art and fine crafts by over employees, and sponsored guests. Call (808) 967-8333 or(808) 967-
a hundred artists. For information call (808) 967-7565SULPHUR 7315.
BANKS Volcanic gases rich in carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and
hydrogen sulphide seep out of the ground along with groundwater NAMAKANI PAIO CAMPGROUND: First-come-first-served, free
steam. Rotten-egg-smelling sulphur gases deposit pure crystals at drive-in camping. Water and restrooms available.
Sulphur Banks. Other sulphur gases form sulphuric acid which
breaks down the lava to clay. This clay is stained red and brown with NAMAKANI PAIO CABINS: Ten cozy cabins with three beds and
iron oxide. a barbeque, plus a picnic table. Managed by Volcano House Hotel.
Call (808) 967-7321 KILAUEA OVERLOOK This is a fine, uncrowd-
STEAMING BLUFF: This is a treeless plain between the inner and ed picnic spot with a stupendous overlook of the Kilauea Caldera and
outer cliffs of Kilauea Caldera. The ground just a few feet down is so Halemaumau Crater.
hot that only shallow-rooted grasses and plants grow here. Ground
water seeps down to the hot volcanic rocks and returns to the surface LIPUKA PUAULU (BIRD PARK): This is a 1.2 mi (1.9 km) easy
as steam. Visitors enjoy the easy, short walk to the caldera’s edge to walk on a self-guided nature trail through a tall, enchanting Kipuka
see the steam along the bluff. forest. Many birds, including endemic species like the lovely little
Apapane are seen and heard.
VOLCANO GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB: Emerald green links, pines
and flowering ohias belie the spectacular natural wonder of Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park which surrounds this beautiful golf course.

TREE MOLDS: A deep lava flow overran and torched the forest here