Hilo cruises

The islands of Hawaii form a chain running to the northwest, and appear in this pattern because they were formed one after the other as the Pacific tectonic plate slid over a plume of magma puncturing the earth’s crust. Located on the north-eastern shore, Hilo is capital of Big Island, gateway to some of the most spectacular scenery on Hawaii – in particular Volcanoes National Park, where it’s possible to see steaming sulphur banks, a still-hardening lava lake and lush rainforests.