Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Current Conditions at Hawaii

Puu Waa Summit �The Many Furrowed Hill �From the peak, you can see a

Rainbow Falls �Located in Hilo, Hawaii � 80 feet tall, 100 feet wide �Wailuku

Mauna Loa �Long Mountain �Approximately 375 times the size of Mt. Hood � 16,

Nāhuku-Thurston Lava Tube �Discovered in 1913 by Lorrin Thurston, a local newspaper publisher �Roof

Puu Oo Crater � 1983 marked the eruption of Puu Oo Crater off the

Kamoamoa Beach �Used to be the largest Black Sand Beach �Formed in 1989 �Created

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Current Conditions at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Puu Waa Summit

Puu Waa Summit �The Many Furrowed Hill �From the peak, you can see a breathtaking view of Hawaii’s three tallest mountain peaks � 35, 000 acres of land on the leeward side of Hawaii Island �Spanning eight miles from an elevation of 6, 500 feet to sea level at Kiholo Bay � Ahupuaa (traditional land management area �Managed as both a State Forest Reserve in the mauka (mountainous) and State Park in the makai (coastal) lands. �Visitor’s Guide for trails near summit

Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls �Located in Hilo, Hawaii � 80 feet tall, 100 feet wide �Wailuku River pools at the bottom of the river �You Tube video: Rainbow Falls �Additional You Tube Video: Rainbow Falls

Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa �Long Mountain �Approximately 375 times the size of Mt. Hood � 16, 000 feet of the mountain is under the ocean �Rises 33, 000 feet above the sea floor �Mauna Lau Video Eruption 1950 -MIT �Extreme Science: Mauna Lau Eruption 1950 (Shield Volcano) �National Geographic Mauna Lau Video

Thurston Lava Tube

Nāhuku-Thurston Lava Tube �Discovered in 1913 by Lorrin Thurston, a local newspaper publisher �Roof of the tube used to be covered with lava stalactites �To arrive at the tube, you need to take a 1/3 mile hike through a tree fern forest �Nahuku-Thurston Lava Tube Video

Puu Oo Crater

Puu Oo Crater � 1983 marked the eruption of Puu Oo Crater off the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano � 1983 began with ground fissures opening up and "curtains of fire" (long thin fountains of molten lava) issued from a 7 -km long discontinuous fissure system �It has the distinction of having the longest–lived rift zone eruptions of Kilauea Volcano �Live Science Video of Pu Oo Crater �Puu Oo Crater Collapses News Article �KITV News Puu Oo Crater Develops New Outlet for Lava

Kamoamoa Beach

Kamoamoa Beach �Used to be the largest Black Sand Beach �Formed in 1989 �Created when molten lava hit cold ocean waters �More than a ½ mile long and 25 yards wide �Closed by new lava flows in 1992 �Kamoamoa Fissure Eruption 2011 Video