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1871 Trail

Ahu'ena Heiau

Aimakapa Fish Pond

Akaka Falls State Park

Ancient Hawaiian Religious Sites

Banyan Tree Drive

Boiling Pots

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Captain Cook's Monument

Crater Rim Road Sites

Dai Fukuji Soto Buddhist Mission

Early Christian Religious Sites

Hamakua Coast

Hawaii Belt Road Scenic Route

Hawi Town

Hilo Bay

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Honokohau Marina

Hulihe'e Palace

Kailua-Kona Coast

Kailua-Kona Town

Kailua Pier

Kalapana

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

Kalopa Native Forest State Park

Kamehameha Akahi Aina Hanau

Kamehameha the Great Statue

Kapa'au Town

Kaumana Cave

Kawaihae Harbor

Kealakekua Bay Historical Park

Keauhou Bay

Kiholo Bay Scenic Overlook

Kilauea

King Kamehameha Hotel

King's Trail

Kipuka Puaulu

Kohala Middle Road

Kona Historical Society Museum

Kona Coffee Museum

Kumukahi Lighthouse

Lapakahi State Historical Park

Laupahoehoe Point Overlook

Laupahoehoe Park

Laupahoehoe Train Museum

Lava Tree State Park

Kaumana Cave

 

Saddle Road
Central Hawaii

This cave is actually a skylight in a 25-mile long lava tube that was created by an 1881 flow from Mauna Loa. Located near Hilo, the opening to the tube is overgrown with plants due to the ambundant rain on this side of the island. Long, thin roots reach all the way down to the floor of the lava tube.

  
 
The opening is well-marked and a concrete staircase allows for easy entry to the cave. Bring a flashlight if you plan to explore the 2-mile long opening in the tube.
  
 
History reports that the 1881 flow stopped within 1 1/2 miles of Hilo due to the intervention of Princess Ruth. She camped in front of the flowing lava and prayed to Pele to spare the city. Her prayers were answered!
  
 

Useful Information:

  • FREE admission
  • Ample parking
  • Picnic tables
  • Restrooms
  • Wear sturdy shoes
  • Bring a flashlight
  
  A steep, concrete staricase leads down to the floor of the lava tube. Lush foliage surrounds the opening and plant and tree roots extend through the ceiling of the tube.  
  DIRECTIONS:
From downtown Hilo, turn left of Waianuenue Avenue. Just past Mile Marker #1 bear left onto Kaumana Drive (a.k.a. Saddle Road). Kaumana Cave is located on the right just past Mile Marker #4.
  
  The walls of the lava tube are wet and covered with moss and ferns. Use caution when climbing the stairs as they may be slippery.  
 
The cave entrance is well-marked and easily accessed via the stairs.
  

   

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Lekeleke Burial Grounds

Lili'uokalani Park and Gardens

Little Blue Church

Luau

Lyman Museum and Mission House

Malama Petroglyph Trail

Makaiwa Bay

Manuka State Park

Mauna Kea

Mauna Kea State Park

Mauna Lani Historical Sites

Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts Visitor Center

Mokuaikaua Church

Naha and Pinao Stones

National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii

Natural Lava Steam Rooms

Old Mamalahoa Highway

Onizuka Center for International Astronomy

Onizuka Space Center

Pacific Tsunami Museum

Painted Church

Panaewa Zoo and Equestrian Center

Parker Ranch

Pe'epe'e Falls State Park

Pepe'okeo Scenic Drive

Pololu Valley Lookout

Pu'u O'o Vent

Pu'uhomua o Homaumau National Historical Park

Pu'ukohola National Historical Site

Rainbow Falls State Park

Royal Waikoloa Historical Sites

Saddle Road

South Point

Tree Molds

Umauma Falls

Waimea Area

Volcano House

Volcano National Park

Volcano Village

Waiakea Peninsula

Waiale Falls

Waikaumalo Park

Wailoa Center for Culture and Arts

Wailoa River State Park

Wailuku River

Waipi'o Valley