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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Hawaiʻi County

Hawaiʻi County’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Hawaiʻi County. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 20, 2025

Kīlauea Iki Crater Trail

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Very impressive! When walking over it, it even sounds hollow!

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Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube)

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The 180m long walk-in cave has a special origin: it is a lava cave. So go through it and become aware that 500 years ago hot lava flowed through it.

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Kealakekua Bay Snorkeling Area

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Kealakekua Bay is a beautiful place. By nature, a bizarre combination of walls built from lava stones with dead old trees in the most fantastic forms, paired with the crystal-clear …

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Akaka Falls

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After a short hike you reach this 135m high waterfall of the Kolekole Streams.

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Mauna Kea

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Grandios to be on the highest mountain in the world (seen from the foot of the mountain). While it's warm down by the sea, there's even snow here.

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Puʻuloa Petroglyphs

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interesting petroglyphs at a place sacred to the indigenous population

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Devastation Trail

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The Devastation Trail leads through the aftermath of the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption to Puʻupuaʻi ("Gushing Hill") Overlook, where visitors get an excellent view into Kīlauea Iki Crater at the …

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Akaka Falls State Park

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At the end of the 220 is a small park with a beautiful waterfall. Definitely worth the trip.

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Kīlauea Caldera North Overlook

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Hikers have a view across Kīlauea Caldera to Halemaʻumaʻu crater, Kīlauea's active lava pit. The caldera is about two miles across.

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Fern Rainforest

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A small, beautiful rainforest stretches above the Lava Tube. The asphalt path leads to the entrance of the lava tube through the rainforest.

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