The First HawaiiansThe native people who continue to call this ʻāina home, as they have for centuries 
Buffalo SoldiersBetween 1915 and 1917, six companies of the 25th Infantry were present in what is now Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. 
The AliʻiThe royal class and traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. 
The PanioloThese Hawaiian cowboys managed livestock on the large ranches of Hawaiʻi Island, including at Kahuku 
Japanese Detention at Hawaiʻi VolcanoesMore than 100 resident Japanese were interned at Kilauea Military Camp during World War II 
The CCCIn the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps put millions of men to work on public lands, including in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 
Prince KūhiōAs a Hawaiian congressional delegate, Kūhiō introduced the bill establishing what is now Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 
The Volcano SchoolThe Volcano School generation of artists brought international attention to Hawaiʻi with dramatic artistic renditions 
Mark Twain at KīlaueaIn 1866, author Mark Twain journeyed to Kīlauea, then still little-known on the mainland 
Lt. Charles WilkesLeader of the first US exploring and surveying expedition to the South Seas 
George W.C. JonesThe proprietor of both the Volcano House hotel and the Kahuku Ranch |
Last updated: February 10, 2021