
Alanui = road
Kahiko = old
Alanui Kahiko = old road
On the ma uka (inland) side of the Alanui Kahiko pullout on Chain of Craters Road, you can view the lava-draped pali (cliffs) that were covered by flows from the 1969-1974 eruption of Maunaulu. The pullout provides an excellent opportunity to see the two types of lava side-by-side: the smooth and ropey pāhoehoe, and the rough and jagged aʻā.
Ma kai (toward the sea) from the pullout, you can take a short 100-foot (30 m) walk to see part of what remains of the old Chain of Craters Road, which was reclaimed by the volcano deity Pele in 1972.
This small remnant is a reminder that the structures of man are only a temporary fixture on this dynamic, ever-changing landscape.
Kahiko = old
Alanui Kahiko = old road
On the ma uka (inland) side of the Alanui Kahiko pullout on Chain of Craters Road, you can view the lava-draped pali (cliffs) that were covered by flows from the 1969-1974 eruption of Maunaulu. The pullout provides an excellent opportunity to see the two types of lava side-by-side: the smooth and ropey pāhoehoe, and the rough and jagged aʻā.
Ma kai (toward the sea) from the pullout, you can take a short 100-foot (30 m) walk to see part of what remains of the old Chain of Craters Road, which was reclaimed by the volcano deity Pele in 1972.
This small remnant is a reminder that the structures of man are only a temporary fixture on this dynamic, ever-changing landscape.
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