A trail from Highway 11 leads toward human footprints preserved in ash from an explosive 1790 Kīlauea eruption, traditionally connected with people traveling during conflict involving Keōua Kuahuʻula's forces. Volcanic activity and gas can close the route, so verify NPS conditions before hiking.
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: nps.gov/havo/learn/historyculture/upload/20060908_Keonehelelei_508.pdf