• Halema`uma`u Just Before Dawn

    Hawai'i Volcanoes

    National Park Hawai'i

Footprints in the Lava

View this short archeology video by Pacific Clues on the 200 year old footprints in the Kaʻū Desert.

 
 

Did You Know?

`Ohi`a tree with lehua blossoms.

The `ohi`a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) is a pioneer plant on new lava and a dominant tree in most mature Hawaiian forests.  Honeycreepers, like the `apapane and `amakihi, are often seen sipping sweet nectar from its flowers. More...