Page 445 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

LUA MANU CRATER: This 327-foot-diameter pit crater is within the Visitor Center, 500 feet down into the Kilauea Crater, and across
Kilauea’s great caldera, and it is the uppermost crater in the Chain of to the other-worldly Halemaumau Overlook. The Overlook is more
Craters. To its northwest are a collection of lava tree molds. easily approached from the parking turnout on Crater Rim Drive.

KILAUEA IKI CRATER: This mile-long crater formed about 500 VOLCANO HOUSE HOTEL: Situated right on the edge of Kilauea
years ago. Prior to the 1959 eruption, the crater was 600 feet deep Crater, this has been THE place to stay for Kilauea visitors since
and heavily forested. It is now 400 feet deep with a flat lava floor 1846. This is the best location for accessing the wonders of Volcanoes
from the eruption. From Nov. 14 until Dec. 20, 1959, a spectacular National Park. The lobby fireplace has been burning since 1880. Call
eruption blasted from a fissure into the sky, as shown in this photo. (808) 967-7321
Shooting lava formed Puu Puai and sprayed thousands of tons of lava
clear across the crater, splattering it against the north wall and creat-
ing a lava lake that was 400 feet deep.

KILAUEA IKI TRAIL: Wonderful 4.5-mile trek from the Kilauea
Iki Overlook, down through fern forests into the fuming Kilauea Iki
Crater, and then across the crater floor, where a 1959 eruption blasted
lava up to 1900 feet high.

THURSTON (NAHAKU) LAVA TUBE: Short hike through a lava
tube in the middle of a cool fern forest. The lava tube is approxi-
mately 550 years old, and about 400 feet long. It was discovered in
1913, and at the time was full of volcanic stalactites, which have since
been stolen.

EARTHQUAKE TRAIL: In 1983 this section of Crater Rim Drive
collapsed during a 6.6-magnitude earthquake. The drive was re-
routed, and what is left of this section of Crater Rim Drive is now a
walking trail.

VOLCANO VILLAGE: Near the park entry is an artists’ colony with
good food, a gas station and several nice bed-and-breakfast cottages..
HALEMAUMAU TRAIL: Moderate 3.5-mile hike (one-way) from