This handy interactive map shows the locations around Kilauea and Kalapana. There are no inter-island ferries, apart from a local service between Maui and the nearby islands of Molokai and Lanai. Big Island has two airports: Hilo on the east coast and Kona on the west coast.
From there you can take several domestic flights to the other Hawaiian islands. Most flights from the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Asia arrive at Honolulu International Airport on the island of Oahu. Steam rising from the bubbling lava lake in the Halemaumau crater. It’s more practical to rent a car if you want to go there – and have the flexibility to explore other places off the main road. There are usually a few buses per day from Monday to Saturday. The Big Island Hele-On public bus connects the towns along the main road around the island. The park entrance and the Kilauea caldera are within walking distance, with many steaming sights & walking tracks nearby. Located just outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and surrounded by lush tropical forest, this cosy village is a great place to stay. The Kilauea Halema’uma’u crater at night, before the massive collapse in 2018.įrom Hilo it’s easy to reach Volcano village by bus. Here you can find the latest information on what Kilauea is up to, by the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Service. Since 2018 massive and dramatic changes have occurred, including the biggest eruption in modern history, with devastating effects on the surrounding areas. The activity usually concentrates within the Halema’uma’u crater on the top, and the Pu’u o’o crater further down in the East Rift Zone. It has been going on and off for centuries, and was continuously erupting between 19. Kilauea is one of the most active and dynamic volcanoes in the world. My hiking boots were scorched by Pele as I walked across the fields of fire… 😉 Therefore it’s essential to go on a trip like this with an experienced hiking guide, who knows the local conditions and can navigate you safely across the lava field & back in the darkness. It’s not always obvious to see where the crust is thick enough to walk on, or where it’s hollow (or with lava flowing!) underneath. Walking on an active lava field is also extremely risky. Within half an hour after the sun drops into the sea it’s completely dark, and it’s easy to get lost & disorientated in the lava field on the way back. However, darkness settles in quickly in the tropics. The best time to see the flows is during and after sunset, when the glow of the lava becomes clearly visible. As you get closer to the coast, you can feel the ground getting warmer beneath your feet…
#000 VOLCANIC LAVA FLOW ISLAND FULL#
You need to cross a massive lava field full of cracks and jumbled piles of rocks, riddled with lava tubes underneath. Reaching the coastal lava flows from Kalapana involves a stenuous hike of at least 2 hours over rough & undulating terrain. The coastal lava flows near Kalapana – the creation of Earth in progress. It is one of the most mindblowing things one could ever hope to see. I walked across the fields of fire from the town of Kalapana to the Kilauea coastal lava flows, and stood utterly mesmerized looking upon the creation process of Earth itself. In 2013 I finally took the opportunity to go to Hawaii. The lava flowing into the sea originates from another volcano: the smaller but more active Kilauea, nestled below the bulky flanks of Mauna Loa on the southeast coast of the Big Island. Silvery lava flows from Kilauea near Kalapani. After it had been quiet for almost 40 years, Mauna Loa erupted for a short period in 2022.Īll around Hilo its ominous huge flanks are looming on the horizon, beckoning you to come & explore.Įnigmatic sunset on Mauna Loa, viewed from across on Mauna Kea on the north side of the island. It’s so vast it actually presses the oceanic crust down into the Earth’s mantle. If the base of Mauna Loa was on dry land, it would be even taller than Mount Everest. More than 4000 of those are above sea level. The Big Island of Hawaii is home of the world’s largest volcano, Mauna Loa, rising up an astonishing 9000 meters from the bottom of the sea. Not so much the tourist areas of Honolulu, but the enigmatic steaming Big Island, where fiery flows of lava tumble down its rocky shores into the sea. I’ve been wanting to go to Hawaii for nearly half a lifetime.
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