Niʻihau, Hawaii — Travelrags

Condé Nast TravelerJan 31

Author Tommy Orange rings in the New Year at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii—and reflects on what we can learn from the land beneath us.

11 things in this story

KilaueaSightVolcano on the Big Island of Hawaii
PeleNature reserveGoddess of Kilauea volcano
NamakaokahaʻiSightSea goddess and sister of Pele
NiʻihauSightIt is 17.5 miles (28.2 km) southwest of Kauaʻi across the Kaulakahi Channel.
HalemaʻumaʻuSightCrater where Pele settled
Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkNature reserveHawai‘i Volcanoes National Park protects some of the most unique geological, biological, and cherished cultural…
WaikīkīSuburbWaikīkī is a Honolulu neighborhood and the eponymous Waikīkī beach on its south shore, on the island of Oʻahu in the…
Big Island of HawaiiNeighborhoodOn Hawaii's Hāmākua Coast, Jen Murphy finds not only verdant canyons striped with waterfalls but also a burgeoning food…
Mauna LoaSightAnother shield volcano in Hawaii
Halemaʻumaʻu craterSight
PuʻuʻōʻōSight

Niʻihau