Going Into These 10 Caves In Hawaii Is Like Entering Another World
By Megan Shute|Published August 20, 2015
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Megan Shute
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
The Hawaiian Islands are full of beautiful geographic anomalies, including caves of all varieties. From lava tubes caused by volcanic eruptions to coastal caves carved by the ocean, here are ten photos to incite wanderlust and a sense of adventure within your soul.
1) No trip to the Big Island is complete without a visit to the Thurston Lava Tube, a 500-foot cave that used to carry molten lava.
3) Oahu’s picturesque Spitting Caves are a popular cliff jumping spot, though it is a rather dangerous leap, and can result in severe injuries, or even death.
6) Though not the most spectacular part of the hike, this tunnel cave on the way to the peak of Oahu’s Diamond Head State Monument is pretty tiring – considering it is all uphill, and very dark!
8) These irrigation tunnels on the Waimano Ridge trail aren’t quite the caves you have imagined, but there are so many of them that they have to make this list.
