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Naalehu, Hawaii

A remote volcanic cove where glittering olivine crystals turn the sand an improbable shade of green.

Hilo, Hawaii

A roadside staircase descends into a dark lava tube left behind by Mauna Loa’s 1881 eruption.

Pahoa, Hawaii

A lava flow wrapped around living trees, leaving a forest of hollow stone molds after the wood vanished.

Volcano, Hawaii

More than 23,000 images and cup-shaped holes cover an immense field of hardened lava beside Kīlauea.

Lanai City, Hawaii

Red earth and massive boulders create a remote, wind-scoured landscape often mistaken for another planet.

Naalehu, Hawaii

Jet-black volcanic sand, coconut palms, and basking sea turtles create one of Hawaiʻi Island’s strangest shorelines.

Wahiawa, Hawaii

A sacred group of stones marks the place where generations of Oʻahu’s highest-ranking chiefs were born.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Ocean swells force spray through an ancient lava tube, turning the rocky coast into a natural geyser.

Lahaina, Hawaii

Wind and surf froze a Maui lava flow into rows of pale, jagged rock that resemble a monster’s teeth.

Wahiawa, Hawaii

Thousands of tropical plants form a giant pineapple-shaped maze with miles of twisting paths.