Situated on the brink of Kilauea Crater, overlooking the molten lake of fire. Four thousand feet above sea level, affording a sublime view of the snow-capped mountains Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Every comfort that one would expect to find a first-class resort. The hotel is well managed, has an excellent chef and is made thoroughly comfortable in every sense of the word THROUGHOUT THE YEAR."

The San Francisco Call, August 14, 1912, Page 14, Image 14 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1912-08-14/ed-1/seq-14/