This rock formation was born from marine erosion, in which the waves of the Pacific Ocean create this natural bridge of lava cliffs.

[1] It takes its name from the Hōlei Pali, the escarpment located up on the slopes of the volcano.

Located in the Ka'ū District of Hawaii County and in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, it is at the end of the Chain of Craters Road, cut short by the lava flows emitted by Puu Oo Crater since 1990.

A total of 4 people in the past decade have fallen off to their death.

It is accessible by car via the Chain of Craters Road from Halemaʻumaʻu, the main Kīlauea caldera.