Chain of Craters Road

Driving down Chain of Craters Road you will see Pauahi Crater and many other pit craters formed in dramatic collapses as Kilauea Volcano evolved. The road crosses over many spectacular A’A and Pahoehoe lava flows both ancient as well as many formed in recent decades. This drive reveal the true youth of Big Island and the reality that it is still being born.

As we continue driving down Chain of Craters Road, we will view the Mauna Ulu lava shield and its many flows, including Muliwai a Pele, the river of lava frozen in time on the Holei Pali. Gaze at the south coast from Ke Ala Komo and imagine an ancient fishing village now covered by lava flows.

Continue to Holei Sea Arch, where you will view the 90-foot natural wonder in all its glory. Enjoy the ocean breeze as you view the vast cliff lines fading toward South Point. In the opposite direction, you will view the massive black lava flows of Pu’u’oo, which destroyed the town of Kalapana and a section of Chain of Craters Road.