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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 Southwest Rift and Ka’u

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Kilauea’s untamed leeward side, where life emerges from the raw elements.

Wind ripples on volcanic fallout in the Ka\'u Desert.A fault scarp half-buried by volcanic fallout in the Ka\'u Desert.Mauna Loa sunset over Ka\'u.The Ka\'u Desert trail near Mauna Iki.A fern finds a foothold in a cracked \'a\'a flow in the Ka\'u Desert.

Location of Ka\'u disctrict on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: Located mostly within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, historic lava flows and tephra fallout cover the volcanic Ka’u Desert on Kilauea’s west flank. Hiking in the company of nene and tropicbirds among the cinder cones, craters, faults and cracks of the less-traveled southwest rift zone is a raw and memorable experience of natural power, and the backcountry beaches are an effort divine.

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Kilauea Volcano’s Chain of Craters

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Kilauea’s active east rift zone is marked by the chain of craters.

Aerial view of the end of Chain of Craters road, cut off by lava from Pu\'u \'O\'o vent.Hawaiian Petroglyphs at Puu Loa, off Kilauea\'s Chain of Craters road.\'A\'a and pahoehoe lavas frozen in descent over the pali on Chain of Craters road.Makaopuhi crater and Mauna Ulu shield on Kilauea\'s east rift zone.A tree mold, the remnant cast of a lava-submerged tree, near Kilauea\'s east rift zone.

Kilauea volcano's chain of craters location on Hawai'i Island.Summary: Located within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, the Chain of Craters road traverses Kilauea from its summit caldera through islands of native forest surrounded by frozen rivers of lava (remnants of historic eruptions of the east rift zone reaching as far as the ocean) and finally comes to an abrupt end where cut off by recent lava flows. It provides access to many different facets of Kilauea, from volcanic craters to native forests to ancient trails and petroglyphs, unique lava formations, black sand beaches and sights of the active eruption.

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