Evening Film Premiere "THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA`S BEST IDEA" 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Hawai`i Volcanoes Premieres "THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA`S BEST IDEA"
Directed by Ken Burns and nearly a decade in the making, the 12-hour six-episode series was filmed at some of nature`s most spectacular locales. more...
Friday 10/2/2009
Evening Film Premiere "THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA`S BEST IDEA" 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Hawai`i Volcanoes Premieres "THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA`S BEST IDEA"
Directed by Ken Burns and nearly a decade in the making, the 12-hour six-episode series was filmed at some of nature`s most spectacular locales. more...
Tuesday 10/6/2009
After Dark in the Park - Special Speaker Presentation 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM "Not Just a Warrior: Kamehameha the Great"
Presenter: David Kawika Eyre
Based on Hawaiian sources and years of research, his stories of historical fiction shed new light on people, places and events that influenced Kamehameha`s development as a powerful leader. more...
Saturday 10/10/2009
People and Land of Kahuku 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM People and Land of Kahuku - Hike 2 1/2 miles through pasture, quarry, airstrip and the extraordinary beauty of 1868 lava fields. more...
Tuesday 10/13/2009
After Dark in the Park - Special Speaker Presentation 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM "Going to Gombe National Park in Tanzania"
Presenter: NPS Landscape Architect Lisa Duwall.
Established in 1968, Gombe National Park in Tanzania is famous as the site of Jane Goodall`s pioneerning work on the Kasakela chimpanzees. more...
Sunday 10/18/2009
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...
Tuesday 10/20/2009
After Dark in the Park - Special Speaker Presentation 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM "Earthshaking Events at Kilauea`s Summit"
Presenter: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Seismologist Dave Wilson.
Join Wilson to learn how the Earth has moved during Kilauea`s most recent summit events. more...
Friday 10/23/2009
Volunteer Forest Restoration Project 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM This month`s project is planting the herb `ala`ala wai nui (peperomia) and the palapalai fern to add ground cover diversity in the manele forest. more...
Saturday 10/24/2009
Hiking Napau Trail 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Ranger Adrian Boone leads a rigorous 12 mile interpretive hike on the Napau and Naulu Trails. 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).