Volcanoes national park
(audio: Ledward Kaapana | Radio Hula)
A foggy hike in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to the largest active volcano in the world. Here you can make your way down into a stunning volcanic crater, meeting rare flora and fauna along the way. You might even catch a perfect rainbow. Pictured is the gorgeous and iconic ohi’a flower, a fixture in the islands’ history and culture.
The greens grow, unexpectedly, amidst a landscape of dark rock, lava tubes and cinder cones, and you’re reminded, each time you walk this trail, of how volcanoes rewrite the contours of the Earth in ways large and small.
The park is a designated International Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site.