Our AirBnB reminded me of my Aunt Linda’s cabin except Hawaii style… perfect place to call home base.
Kaumana caves were recommended to Jess by a friend. We worked our way back up to Hilo and to the caves in the morning.
I was wondering what would be so special compared to Thurston Lava Tube, but it turns out it was soooo cool! There were two caves, one left and one right. That hole looks small, I might’ve had to duck to get through but it was such a long cave that it’s a lot bigger than it looks.
The inside had fascinating geological features… really smooth rock from water flow and really uneven loose rock from lava flow. Eventually the cave opens up from the top and it’s so pretty! Those things hanging down are roots.
It opened up again a little further down, and we chose to exit that way back through the park above the cave so we didn’t have to climb over loose rock again. The trail was not cleared… but having pants made it relatively easy to get back.
Next stop, rainbow falls! There is sometimes a rainbow due to the mist, but we didn’t see on that day. It’s pretty much viewable from the parking lot so thankfully not a lot of walking.
