Highlight • Volcano
Twin Pit Craters and Cone Crater
Hiking
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Kaʻu Desert Wilderness
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Zachary
March 11, 2023
Hiking
The steep cliff walls of Twin Pit Craters and the adjacent steep-walled Cone Crater are home to the Koa'e Kea (White-Tailed Tropicbird), a long-tailed graceful seabird native to Hawai'i. The edges of the pit craters can erode, and visitors should be careful to stay away from the edge.
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