Hawaii Magazine
The cliff top at the volcano’s summit in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reopened.
Jun 10, 2021
The view from Uēkahuna, the highest point on the rim of Kaluapele, the caldera of Kīlauea, is unlike any other and the popular bluff has reopened this week after being closed since 2018.
That year, magma drained from Halemaʻumaʻu, the summit crater, triggering months of repetitive earthquakes, damaging ash clouds and the eventual collapse of Kīlauea summit. This unprecedented eruption caused major damage to roads, hiking trails and park buildings within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Uēkahuna had to be closed for repairs.
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The Thurston Lava Tube, also known by its Hawaiian name of Nahuku, has reopened to the public at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Photo Credit: NPS Photo / J. Wei
Roughly one year after closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thurston Lava Tube, also known by its Hawaiian name of Nahuku, has reopened to the public at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Park staff have created a new one-way walking trail, a half-mile loop that winds through native rainforest, into the lava tube and then back through the rainforest. We are excited to again share the incredible experience of walking through native rainforest into a lava tube that was formed during a Kilauea eruption more than 500 years ago, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park superintendent Rhonda Loh said in a statement. The one-way flow reduces social distancing conflicts in the cave and on the trail, and we are relying on visitors and our community to recreate responsibly. Please wear a mask when physical distancing cannot be achiev