#Hilina Pali Road

Chain of Craters Road in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park reopens

Areas accessed by Chain of Craters Road, Hilina Pali Road, and Kulanaokuaiki Campground are now open to vehicle traffic. Backcountry sites have reopened as well.

Kīlauea quiets after days of unrest

The upper East Rift Zone intrusion and unrest had more than 1500 detected earthquakes, including 30 earthquakes magnitude-3 or greater.

Dry conditions prompt Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park to close sections of roads

Low rainfall, reduced humidity and gusty winds have created dry conditions throughout the park.

Trails reopen within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park following brief Kīlauea eruption

Maunaiki Trail and Kaʻū Desert Trail past the Footprints Exhibit remain closed due to elevated gases and other volcanic hazards that remain at the eruption site.

About 230 earthquakes rattle Kīlauea with renewed uptick in unrest

About 140 of the temblors from Monday to Tuesday morning were located in the upper East Rift Zone, from Keanakākoʻi crater to the intersection with Hilina Pali Road. The other 90 were located in the caldera south of Halemaʻumaʻu.

2 roads, Pepeiao Cabin and Kaʻū Desert Trail reopen in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

The park temporarily closed Pepeiao Cabin and much of Kaʻū Desert Trail in October because of increased seismicity in the area south-southwest of Kīlauea caldera.

Vehicles to be prohibited in portions of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park because of elevated fire risk

The restrictions are being put in place at the Big Island national park because of forecasted severe fire weather conditions.