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11-3802 Twelfth St/PO Box 205, Hawaii, 96718, United States
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Airport in Kona
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Warning sign on the lava edge
Lava field
A few questions about VNP...
1. This will probably sound weird but my husband wants to "poke a stick at the lava". Is this possible in Volcanoes National Park?
2. What would recommend we see within the park in one day? We are not hikers but can handle shorter, easy walks/hikes (less than a mile).
Thanks in advance!
Thanks, DiverLeigh!
Kapu, you would be pupule to poke a stick at the Goddess Pele. Many have done it, but it could bring bad luck. See story: http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/BananaLavaFlow/bananalavaflow.htm
The tourist center at the park has good info about where to go and what to see. The drive to the coast, where the lava rock poured over the road, is an interesting place. You can't drive the whole route anymore, and it is fun to walk along it for a while. Before reaching this place there is a place to stop and walk a short way to see fascinating petroglyphs in the rock.
Designations:
- Hawaii National Park - August 1, 1916
- Hawaii Volcanoes NP - Settember 22, 1961
- International Biosphere Reserve - August 1, 1980
- World Heritage Site - December 10, 1987
* This National Park displays the result of 70 million years of volcanism;
* Mauna Loa at 13,677 feet is earth's most massive volcano;
* Mauna Loa at 13,677 feet is earth's most massive volcano;
* Mauna Loa is also the most massive mountain on earth, occupying an area of 19,000 cubic miles;
* Measured from its base on the seafloor it rises 56,000 feet, more than 27,000 feet higher than the Mount Everest;
* Kilauea is the world's most active volcano;
* The park encompasses 230,000 acres and ranges from sea level to the summit of the volcano Mauna Loa at 13,677 feet.
* Five volcanoes formed the Big Island perhaps a half-million years ago;
* Just a mere 42 years ago, Kilauea exploded in a cascading fountain of fire 1,900 feet in height;
* The east rift zone on Kliauea has been spewing lava intermittently since January 3, 1983;
* To the southeast, far beneath the ocean's surface, another Hawaiian island is slowly building, due to emerge in about 10,000 years;
* Just a mere 42 years ago, Kilauea exploded in a cascading fountain of fire 1,900 feet in height;
* The east rift zone on Kliauea has been spewing lava intermittently since January 3, 1983;
* To the southeast, far beneath the ocean's surface, another Hawaiian island is slowly building, due to emerge in about 10,000 years;
* This NP is the most popular attraction on the Big Island;
* Pregnant women and anyone with heart or respiratory problems should avoid both the sulfur banks and the fumes!
As the steaming lava cools & descends into the sea, patches of forest recover. Black shoreline as such are commonly observed. A huge undersea volcano (called the Loihi) is presently building a future Hawaiian island.
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