Volcano Hideaways

Volcano Hideaways Vacation house rentals on Kilauea and Mauna Kea Volcanoes, Big Island Hawaii, owned and operated by outdoor enthusiasts.

VOLCANO HIDEAWAYS -- Vacation rentals on the Big Island of Hawaii:

On KILAUEA VOLCANO -- in Volcano Village:
Oma's Hapu'u Hideaway
The Maid's Quarters
Haunani House

On MAUNA KEA VOLCANO -- along the Hamakua Coast:
Io's Nest

Each rental house has a photo album on this site, and all have more information and booking instructions on our web site http://www.volcanovillage.net

We live in Volcano Village, in a house neighboring the Kilauea rentals, and are available to assist guests with any problems or questions that they might have during their stay. The three houses on Kilauea Volcano are all neighbors on a small lane running through the residential historic district of Volcano Village, just outside of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The house on Mauna Kea Volcano, "Io's Nest", is situated in a remote location overlooking the Hamakua Coast.

09/30/2026

Oh my gosh! Taken right now from Kilauea Volcano's V3 livestream footage! The North Vent is putting on a show (11:30 on 30 Sept)!

Madame Pele sends a message ❤️‍🔥...Aerial view of the North Vent cone from a Sept 18 USGS overflight
09/30/2026

Madame Pele sends a message ❤️‍🔥...
Aerial view of the North Vent cone from a Sept 18 USGS overflight

On my hike the other day, as I was searching for "a diamond in the rough" 😉 (see link below), I started out on one of th...
09/30/2026

On my hike the other day, as I was searching for "a diamond in the rough" 😉 (see link below), I started out on one of the newer Mauna Ulu flows in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park before transitioning onto the older brush-covered flow of my search area. As always, I completely enjoyed the natural artistry of the solidified lava, frozen in time while preserving its motion -- and I doubt I will ever tire of it.

09/30/2026

*Wait for the bird!* I was surprised during the night, while watching the Kilauea livestream footage, to have a bird come flying out of the caldera toward the camera! Was it a Koa'e'kea -- a White-tailed Tropicbird? I didn't think they were active during the night! It's well known that they nest inside the crater walls of Halema'uma'u, and a quick research tells me that although they are strictly diurnal, sleeping throught the night, a volcanic eruption can sometimes flip their internal clocks, causing them to mistake the bright volcanic glow for the onset of dawn... waking them up and prompting them to take flight!

What a beautiful morning it is! I went out at dawn to the edge of Kilauea Caldera to visit the volcano. The moon and s...
09/29/2026

What a beautiful morning it is! I went out at dawn to the edge of Kilauea Caldera to visit the volcano. The moon and stars were out and the North, South, and West vents were glowing and erupting... the pressure is still high beneath Kilauea's summit and an Episode 55 of high fountaining is still a possibility. The USGS is no longer guessing on the forecast for the fountaining because the volcano has already defied all predictions and no one knows what the immediate future will bring. 💃🏾 But in the meantime, there are daily smaller eruptions and flows to be enjoyed!

The other day I was perusing Google Maps and found a perfect diamond shape in an old lava flow in Hawaii Volcanoes Natio...
09/28/2026

The other day I was perusing Google Maps and found a perfect diamond shape in an old lava flow in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park -- and marked it "Strange". I sent my buddy Jill the coordinates and she said there was nothing there to see. But when I put those same coordinates into the map, it brings me right back to that spot. So this morning, on a nice sunny day, I took a few hours and hiked out there -- so excited to see what it is!! But there was nothing there that even remotely resembled that diamond. I took a photo of what I saw when Google Maps was telling me I was standing just at the base of the diamond -- and that's the photo on the right. Are they messing with me? Here are the coordinates: 19°19'23.6"N 155°08'41.2"W

We drove out to the desert this morning for a walk... the sun was shining through the drizzle as we left Volcano and ent...
09/27/2026

We drove out to the desert this morning for a walk... the sun was shining through the drizzle as we left Volcano and entered Ka'u district. A rainbow arched across the sky... The hurricane has passed safely by the Big Island of Hawaii and the storm feels over. When we drove home afterwards we had hopes that Hawaii Volcanoes National Park would now be open, but the sign at the entrance still read "Park Closed". Hopefully it will open soon!

09/27/2026

Our dog catapulted from the bed this morning, reacting to some tremor from the volcano no doubt, so we turned on the livestream camera to see what was going on... The fog and mist from the passing hurricane was partially obscuring the footage, but we could clearly see Kilauea's North Vent vigorously pumping lava out into the caldera! The park is still closed due to the storm and the tiltmeter data indicates that this is not yet the start of Episode 55, but it sure is nice to see!!
This is a clip from the USGS V3 livestream footage in the public domain.

Our daughter Olivia knew I would love this photo of herself with hubby and baby on the edge of Santa Ana volcano with it...
09/26/2026

Our daughter Olivia knew I would love this photo of herself with hubby and baby on the edge of Santa Ana volcano with its steaming crater lake -- from her recent vacation to El Salvador (bottom)... and I couldn't help but be reminded of when our own Halema'uma'u Crater collapsed in 2018, at Kilauea volcano's summit, and after the lava all drained out we had a crater lake for a short time (top photo). It's amazing to think that now, just 8 years later, Halema'uma'u is almost all filled in and we have three active vents spewing lava where this crater lake once was. It's exciting to live in close proximity to this dynamic landscape, and to wonder what changes we will see next.
The pressure in Kilauea's summit is still rising as we wait to see if Episode 55 of the ongoing fountaining series will ever manifest -- and if not, then what will happen? At the moment, Hurricane Nolo is spinning to our south, and the relentless rain is blocking all views of the volcano from the livestream cameras and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is shut down for the storm...

Tired of the rain in Volcano Village, Todd and I headed down Chain of Craters Road this morning to the sea. The weather...
09/24/2026

Tired of the rain in Volcano Village, Todd and I headed down Chain of Craters Road this morning to the sea. The weather was overcast but it was balmy and breezy and so pleasant. We walked down the emergency extension of the road toward Kalapana, then cut off across the lava to the shoreline, enjoying the sights and small wonders along the way.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will be closing today at 5pm in advance of Hurricane Nolo.

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PO Box 611
Volcano, HI
96785

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+18089363382

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