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Puʻupuaʻi Overlook

Puʻupuaʻi

Puʻupuaʻi Overlook
Photo: Ekrem Canli · CC BY-SA 4.0

Puʻupuaʻi Overlook on the eastern rim of Kīlauea Iki crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park looks across the 0.7-mi-wide oval crater toward Halemaʻumaʻu…

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How to visit

Cinder underfoot moves easily; stay on the marked path to avoid eroding the cone. The overlook view across Kīlauea Iki crater is best in early morning before clouds form; wait quietly when others are reading the interpretive panels. The cone is still settling decades after the 1959 eruption and ground movements continue.

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