About Wao Kele O Puna
Wao Kele O Puna is Hawaiʻi's largest remaining lowland wet forest, about 15 mi south of the city of Hilo, along the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The name means the upland rainforest of Puna. Puna is one of 9 districts on the island. Lava from Kīlauea continues to flow onto forest land.