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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pāhoa

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pāhoa, Hawaii

Updated June 22, 2021

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Pāhoa, Hawaii

Big Island Lava Flow

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Pāhoa, Hawaii

Raëlian UFO Peace Park

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.
Nature reclaims Pohoiki Rd.

Pāhoa, Hawaii

Puna End of the Road

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.
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Cape Kumukahi Lighthouse in 2010.

Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii

Cape Kumukahi

The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.
9 miles from Pāhoa
Kaumana Lava Tubes

Hilo, Hawaii

Kaumana Lava Tubes

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.
17 miles from Pāhoa
A petroglyph of a sea turtle.

Kalapana, Hawaii

Puʻuloa Petroglyphs

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.
18 miles from Pāhoa
Waiānuenue (Rainbow Falls).

Hilo, Hawaii

Waiānuenue (Rainbow Falls)

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
18 miles from Pāhoa
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