About 5 miles from downtown Hilo, on Kaumana Drive, you'll find the Kaumana Caves. Originally formed in 1881 by lava flow from Mauna Loa, the caves are now accessible to visitors via a metal ladder.

Kaumana Cave A fern draped opening into the earth, that enchants us to explore what was once the domain of Pele, the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands ...