** THE LAVA TEMPLE: GPS Link & Directions: **

* BEST WAY TO GET HERE IS TO USE THIS GPS LINK: ..

(*If that link wont work on your phone, try to use this address below, but please know it's not our real address, and may take you a bit past our house. You should use the directions after you get into the Kalapana Gardens neighborhood and turn Right into our "Lava Sanctuary" driveway after you see our sign.

12-5444 Ala Lokelani, Pāhoa, HI 96778

It can be a little hard to find in the dark, so please try to arrive before 7pm is best! : )

Please also let us know your ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival), when you are on your way, or past Hilo, so we know when to expect you. : )

Thanks & Blessings ~

Jade Rajbir Kaur

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DIRECTIONS TO THE LAVA TEMPLE:

(about 45 min south of Hilo Airport, and 20 min South of Pahoa.

Or 2 hours 15 min, from Kona Airport, take Saddle Road for quickest route).

Exiting from Hilo Airport,

TURN LEFT onto HI-11/Hawaii Belt Rd/Kanoelehua Ave.

After 5.9 miles, Use the left 2 lanes to TURN LEFT onto HI-130/Keaau Pahoa Bypass Rd to DRIVE SOUTH towards PAHOA.

About 20 minutes.

When you reach the Pahoa Roundabout,

you can go into Pahoa Town or keep going down towards Kalapana.

(There’s two sides to Pahoa— an “industrial” side of Pahoa with a grocery store, longs drugs, gas station, etc and if u drive down the main strip further south, there’s the other side that has more restaurants and bars, etc.)

After Pahoa,

KEEP DRIVING SOUTH DOWN HWY 130 towards the Lava, all the way to the END (about 17 miles, 15 minutes).

Keep going straight,

(DO NOT turn left onto Kaimu/Red Road,

STAY STRAIGHT ON HWY 130, go towards the "END OF THE ROAD".)

The paved Highway will end, we are about 2 minutes away now.

There will be a small barricade of sorts saying "Lava Viewing Area,"

Go past it,

KEEP DRIVING about 1 more minute, the road will get pretty bumpy, then smooth out, then narrow down.

After the empty parking lot, soon you will start to see some houses around and the slope of the Volcano in front of you to your Right.

On your Left, you will see some homes.

RIGHT AFTER THIS, TAKE YOUR VERY NEXT LEFT AT THE SMALL INTERSECTION through the YELLOW GATE into the neighborhood.

You will see a Red and Yellow Sign on your right saying “KALAPANA GARDENS.”

(Make sure you take this LEFT, otherwise you will keep going up Chain of Craters Road, towards the Volcano)

DRIVE STRAIGHT for 15 seconds.

(DONT take that first left).

You will soon pass a felled metal water tower and tan shack on your left,

And then a SIGN (lit up with lights and torches) that says

“LAVA SANCTUARY”.

Immediately past the sign is when you

TURN LEFT INTO MY DRIVEWAY.

You'll see a tree in front of a 2 story open-air Red House

The Red House is the Lava Temple, go ahead and park right in front of it or to the left of it.

Your space will be all ready for you, ENJOY!

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Regarding seeing the live lava:

Kilauea is the worlds most Active volcano.

It is always flowing but currently there's no live lava easily visible.

For many years, it flowed right in front of the house and into the ocean, and you could see it’s molten glow from the house.

Then in 2018, it erupted like crazy 11 miles away and took out several neighborhoods and flowed into the sea also.

On Winter Solstice 2020, Tutu Pele has awakened and the Volcano has erupted again.

You can occasionally see the Orange Glow from the houses here, as we are at the feet of the Volcano.

You can get a closer look by driving 1 hour to the Volcano National Park. Even then it's hit-or-miss, it depends on the weather and Mother Nature.

Alot of people go at sunset or at night.

Be prepared for cold / wet weather.

ENJOY!