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One Hilo man is being held on a felony charge and another has been release from police custody in connection with a stolen truck that crashed Sunday morning (May 18). The crash occurred in the Volcano area under the federal jurisdiction of the National Park Service. After the driver, 25-year-old Hiram Kawelu of Hilo and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Foundation, will celebrate National Park Week April 19-27 with a free-admission weekend and special events nationwide. The theme for this year’s National Park Week invites visitors to Go Wild! for history, nature, culture, wildlife, and fun in America’s national parks. At Hawaii Volcanoes […]

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Volcano Art Center’s Hula Kahiko series featured a performance by kumu hula Micah Kamohoali`i with Halau Na Kipu‘upu‘u Saturday (April 12).

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Public able to join in trip, partly recorded from students’-eye view via ‘Grab & Go Glassroom’

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MEDIA RELEASE On Monday, April 14, Keaau Elementary fourth and fifth graders will visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for a hike into Kilauea Iki. Students from three Oahu schools – Nanakuli Elementary, Hale Kula Elementary and University Laboratory – and students from Peterson Schools in Mexico City will be virtually joining Keaau students via Google […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in April. To celebrate the Merrie Monarch Festival’s 51st anniversary, special cultural presentations are offered April 23-25. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by […]

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Everyone is invited to participate in the upcoming Kahuku programs, offered April through June 2014, in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Free! Palm Trail, People and Land of Kahuku and ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua are three of the hikes scheduled.

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Protect the Hawaiian ecosystem from invasive, non-native plant species by volunteering for “Stewardship at the Summit” programs in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

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Park rangers at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park closed a section of Chain of Craters Road below Kealakomo due to a landslide beneath the Hōlei Pali.

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“We are pleased to again report an increase of visitors eager to enjoy Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, a World Heritage Site,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando.

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A new National Park Service report for 2012 shows that the 1,483,928 visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park spent $113,376,400 in communities near the park.

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Volcanoes National Park shares the Kahuku Unit by offering free programs to introduce visitors and residents to the park’s southernmost section on select Sundays from January through March 2014. For all activities below, enter Kahuku on the mauka (uphill) side of Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5, and meet near the parking […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The westbound lane fronting Steam Vents will be closed for up to 10 weeks, Monday through Thursday, while crews replace a deteriorated water main. Weekly work will be completed during four 10-hour days, instead of five eight-hour days. There will be no construction work or lane closure in the area Fridays. Traffic controllers […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The westbound lane fronting Steam Vents will be closed for up to 10 weeks while crews replace a deteriorated water main, beginning Monday, Dec. 9. Traffic controllers will alternate traffic flow through the single open lane, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Wait times to pass the construction area should not exceed 15 […]

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