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Kilauea Volcano’s Coastal Plain and Active Lava

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The south slope of Kilauea, where Pele’s lava flows meet the ocean.

Pahoehoe lava flows on Kilauea\'s coastal plain.Visitors at Kilauea\'s lava ocean entry.Pahoehoe lava flows at dusk on Kilauea\'s coastal plain.An eggshell-thin frozen lava bubble, since burst by cooling winds.A small channel of pahoehoe lava, carrying its frozen lava skin on Kilauea\'s coastal plain.

Kilauea volcano's coastal plain location on Hawai'i Island.Summary: Located partly within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, active and recent lava flows cover the coastal plain of Kilauea, growing the island while encroaching on civilization. Whether by land, sea or air, to witness active lava is an unmatchable experience every time, when the volcano goddess Pele, the conditions and the authorities allow.

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Kilauea Volcano’s Puna Coast

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Kilauea’s fertile slopes of Puna, the meeting of lava, humans and jungle.

Crystal-clear tidepools on the Puna coast of Hawai\'i Island.The indigenous pohuehue morning glory on a Puna beach.A breaking wave on the Puna coast near Kehena beach.Towering albezia trees at Lava Tree State Park.Surfers take to the water on the Puna coast of Hawai\'i Island.

Puna district tour area on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: The human, agriculture and jungle-covered Puna district on the southeastern slopes of Hawai’i Island is cut by Kilauea’s east rift zone, an ever-present volcanic threat to a quickly developing region that has already lost two communities to lava within the last 50 years. The fertile volcanic soil has cultivated an impressive display of vegetation to go along with a striking coastline, isolated beaches, and the ever-present historic lava flows.

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Hilo Town and Beyond

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Mythical waterfalls and sandy ocean coves surround historic Hilo town on the bay.

Pu\'u \'O\'o vent of Kilauea volcano fumes,top center, above Hilo town.Onomea Falls at Hawai\'i Tropical Botanical Garden north of Hilo.A sprawling monkeypod tree above Hilo\'s bayfront park.The Boiling Pots falls of the Wainaku river above Hilo town.A snow-capped Mauna Kea overlooks Hilo bay.

Hilo location on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: Since their creation by lava flows, the black sands of Hilo bay have seen many layers of civilization lap onto its shores. Rebuilt since the tsunamis of 1946 and 1960, Hilo town is an amalgamation of cultures and a center of activity for eastern Hawai’i Island, where people enjoy the pleasures and infrastructure of community within good access to parks, rivers, waterfalls, coastline and ocean endeavors, not to mention Kilauea volcano and the Hamakua coast.

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