• Halema`uma`u Just Before Dawn

    Hawai'i Volcanoes

    National Park Hawai'i

After Dark in the Park

After Dark in the Park
Special Speaker Presentations

Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium

Park entrance fees apply
Your $2.00 donation supports park educational programs

 

June 4, 2013 - "Sam Low - Hawaiki Rising: Hōkūle'a, Nainoa Thompson and the Hawaiian Renaissance"

Hawaiki Rising tells this story in the words of the men and women who voyaged aboard Hōkūle'a. Growing up at a time when their Hawaiian culture was in danger of extinction and their future in their own land was uncertain. Overcoming fear by trusting in the vision of islands rising from the sea, Nainoa Thompson and his crew become the first Hawaiians to navigate the Pacific without charts or instruments in a thousand years. Join author Sam Low for a special evening celebrating the release of this new book.

link to pdf flier (365KB)

 

June 25, 2013 - "Natural Resources of the Wai'ōhinu Coast: Plants, Pools, Petroglyphs & Volunteer Participation!"

The Hawai'i Wildlife Fund (www.wildhawaii.org) and volunteers have been working on conservation issues along the Wai'ōhinu coastline in southeast Hawai'i since 2001. Perhaps best known for their marine debris removal efforts, they have also been active with anchialine pool restoration, Hawksbill (honu'ea) sea turtle research, and coastal strand restoration projects in this remote region in Ka'ū. Marine biologist and HWF project coordinator, Megan Lamson, will discuss the unique natural and cultural resources of this region, share the progress of their conservation work and present some opportunities to participate in upcoming volunteer events.

link to pdf flier (488KB)

 

Did You Know?

The Kamehameha Butterfly is orange and black, with white spots.

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).