We Broke Down in the Middle of Nowhere on Hawaii’s Big Island
15 October 2025 · 24 min · 11K views · Big Island, Hawaii
Dry grass, blue ocean, and cloudy sky on Big Island
What this video covers
A rental Jeep sustained a punctured transmission radiator after striking a rock while off-roading towards Green Sand Beach on Hawaii’s Big Island.Watch The vehicle became immobilised in a remote area inaccessible to standard tow trucks, forcing the crew to abandon the car and hitch a ride with locals to reach an area with cellular service.13:40 The crew later returned to the site in a second rental vehicle to coordinate a recovery with the rental agency.17:26 Following the mechanical failure, the crew visited the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where they explored lava tubes despite cold, rainy conditions and a lack of appropriate gear.18:23 The crew, who had been moored in a marina to wait out a hurricane, subsequently departed for an isolated anchorage.1:33
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