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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Native hapu`u tree ferns abound in the rain forest
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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is open 24 hours a day year-round. The Kīlauea Visitor Center is located on Crater Rim Drive off of Highway 11 between the 28 and 29 mile marker south of Hilo

  • Kīlauea Visitor Center is open daily from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Jaggar Museum is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. New Hours!!
  • Jaggar Museum Bookstore is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. New Hours!!

The Kahuku Unit section of the park is located between mile markers 70 and 71 miles south of Hilo. This section is open on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The gate will be locked at 3:00 pm. Kahuku is closed on the 1st Saturday of each month.

"Born of Fire... Born of the Sea" is the featured 25 minute film that is shown in the Kīlauea Visitor Center on the hour throughout the day, starting at 9:00 a.m. with the last film shown at 4:00 p.m..

The Hawaiʻi Natural History Association operates the park's two bookstores. Product sales benefit park programs. Hours of operation: Kīlauea Visitor Center 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Jaggar Museum 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily. ph#(808) 985-6051.

Volcano Art Center Gallery, located adjacent to the Kilauea Visitor Center, is open from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. daily.

Volcano House, located across the street from the Kīlauea Visitor Center, operates a hotel, restaurant, snack bar, and gift shops. NOTE: The Volcano House hotel and Namakanipaio Cabins will be closed beginning January 1, 2010, due to seismic retrofitting, fire suppression upgrades and rehabilitation of the interior of the facility. It is estimated to reopen late 2012.

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Last Updated: November 21, 2011 at 11:59 MST