#Volcanoes National Park

Top 10 things to do on the Big Island Sept. 12-18: Read some poetry, learn about manta rays or celebrate the 50th anniversary of an iconic music album and more

Read some poetry, learn about the majestic manta rays or celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic music albums of all time.

November 2023 Notice of Flight Operations

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for November 2023.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park October flight operations 

Volcanoes National Park has scheduled flights for various purposes in October, including, monitoring ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian petrels), conducting site surveys and controlling invasive banana poka.

Learn traditional poi making at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Sept. 13

Join Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Sept. 13 to learn the traditional Hawaiian practice of making poi from kalo (taro) root, guided by park ranger Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park announces September flight operations

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has scheduled multiple flight operations throughout September for various activities, including, ungulate surveys, invasive species control and Hawaiian petrel monitoring.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Kīlauea eruption currently poses no threat to residents and property

For the past two and half weeks, scientists have been monitoring earthquakes that were rumbling beneath the crater and along the southwest rift zone, which is located within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, and along the Nāmakaniopaio fault line, also within the park between Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.

Hawaiian helmet snatched from hotel in Volcanoes National Park

The hotel’s video surveillance footage recorded a man and woman in the lobby at the the time of the theft.

Flood Advisory: Heavy rain over windward Big Island from Honokaʻa to Volcanoes National Park

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory until 1 a.m. Thursday morning for the windward Big Island from Honokaʻa to Volcanoes National Park.

Nēnē Goose Hit by Car in Waikoloa Dies

State officials confirm the death of  one of Hawai‘i’s state birds, the nēnē goose, over the weekend after it was reportedly struck by a vehicle in Waikoloa.

Volcanoes National Park Launches New Site for Road Updates

Any changes in the schedule due to weather or other reasons, will also be updated on the webpage.

Mauna Loa Road Closures Begins

Mauna Loa Road, Hilina Pali Road, the Kīpukapuaulu turnabout and Nāmakanipaio Campground and cabin access roads will all experience closures.

HVNP Unleashes Bark Ranger Program

Visit the bark website, watch the new video and take the BARK pledge.

Old bombs found on Mauna Loa: The rest of the story (Part 2)

Last week’s Volcano Watch provided details of events leading up to the dropping of bombs on a Mauna Loa lava flow on December 27, 1935. Here’s the rest of the story.

VNP to Host Community ‘Talk Story’ on the Future of the Great Crack

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is looking for input from the community on the future of the Great Crack.

Upcoming ‘Hula Voices’ Program at VAC

The Volcano Art Center’s Hula Voices series continues on Feb. 6.

Efforts to Protect VNP from ROD Ongoing

The 1,000th ‘Ōhi‘a tree within Volcanoes National Park was tested for the presence of fungi that causes Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death, or ROD.

February Flight Plans at VNP Announced

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for February 2020.

Parking Lot Closure in VNP Scheduled to Fight Off LFA

The Steam Vents parking lot in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be closed Feb. 3, 2020 from 8 a.m. to noon for little fire ant treatment.

Video: Time-lapse of Clouds Over Kīlauea Iki Crater

National Parks Service volunteer Janice Wei captured a mesmerizing sky just after sunrise over Kīlauea Iki Overlook in Volcanoes National Park.

VNP Expresses Appreciation to its Volunteers

the park and its nonprofit partners, the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association, hosted a lunch and appreciation party for the volunteers.
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