Now in its fourth year, the Youth Ranger Internship Program provides education and skills to help youth prepare for a variety of careers.

The park will waive entry fees and offer a variety of free hikes next week.

The boy who fell 25 feet sustained only minor injuries.

Additional “Life on the Edge” talks will be presented on Tuesday, March 19, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the summit eruption.

The report conducted by Michigan State University for the National Park Service said the spending supported 1,177 local jobs.

The tour company said it would be too costly to pursue the special permit it needs through a contested case hearing process.

The event includes a look at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park’s nursery, herbarium and bird and wildlife collection not usually seen by the public.

In business news around the island, initial unemployment claims are down, the low bidder pulls out of the HCC Palamanui campus and a ranger is honored for his search and rescue training.

The first native Hawaiian to hold the post, the veteran ranger has served at all five national park units on the Big Island.

The document contains five alternative methods involving combinations of fencing and lethal methods to eliminate or reduce populations of sheep, pigs and goats.