National Parks Free on Veterans Day 12:00 AM to 11:45 PM Come and enjoy America`s Best Idea - visit a national park such as Hawai`i Volcanoes, Pu`uhonua o Honaunau, Kaloko-Honokohau, and Pu`ukohola Heiau more...
Field Seminar - Hawai`i Volcanoes Institute 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Spend a day with expert botanist Tim Tunison exploring the plant life of two of the most botanically rich environments in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park: the lush rain forest of `Ola`a and the drier forest of Kipukapuaulu. more...
Saturday 11/14/2009
Special Hike - Kilauea Iki`s 1959 Eruption 9:00 AM to 12:30 AM The 50th anniversary of Kilauea Iki eruption`s start, geologists Bruce Houghton and Don Swanson lead this one-time hike (3.5 miles total) over cinder fields. more...
Sunday 11/15/2009
Hike and Help Restore Kipuka`akihi 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM "Hike and Help Restore Kipuka`akihi"
The kipuka is an isolated refuge of rare plants in a remnant old-growth forest - a window into the past and a vision for forest restoration efforts in the future. more...
Hawai`i Volcano Institute - Napau Crater Hike 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM The public is invited to join Park Ranger Adrian Boone on a rigorous interpretive hike on the Napau and Naulu trails. This is a 12 mile hiking trip that traverses pahoehoe and `a`a lava flows. more...
Volunteers Needed to Help Restore Rare Plants in Park 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM On Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, park rangers will host one in a series of monthly volunteer service projects at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. more...
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Did You Know?
Only two butterflies found in Hawai`i are native. The Kamehameha Butterfly (Vanessa Tameamea) is Hawai`i's state insect, brightly colored, and larger than the Blackburn's blue (Udara blackburni).