• Halema`uma`u Just Before Dawn

    Hawai'i Volcanoes

    National Park Hawai'i

Drought Severity 2010

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Fire crews monitor drought devastated pastureland at the horse corral.
NPS photo

Did You Know?

Ripe `ohelo berries ready to be eaten by nene.

`Ohelo (Vaccinium reticulatum) is a relative of blueberries and a favorite food of nene, the Hawaiian Goose.  Its berries range from dark red to pale yellow when ripe and are sacred to Pele, the volcano deity.