Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Has Reopened
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has reopened after being closed for two days due to volcanic activity, but that could change at any time.
- By NPT Staff - May 7th, 2018 11:30am
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Photo Essay: Kīlauea Volcano's Erupting Lower East Rift Zone
Though not explosively dangerous like Mount St. Helens or Krakatoa, the Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is a potent cauldron of earth energy in the form of molten magma. The following photos and video taken late last week hint at the volcano's power.
- By NPT Staff - May 6th, 2018 12:47pm
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Closes Due To Powerful Quakes, Opening Of Fissures
Powerful earthquakes shook Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Friday, causing landslides, opening fissures near the Jaggar Museum, and prompting officials to close the park to visitors and non-emergency personnel for the immediate future. To the southeast outside the park, ruptures along the East Rift Zone downslope of the Kīlauea volcano continued to ooze lava and spray fountains of molten rock into the sky.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 4th, 2018 11:36pm
Ongoing Transformation Of Kīlauea On Display At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Keep a bottle of soda tightly capped, and the gases are quiet. Rapidly uncap it, and you'll have a fountain of liquid spurting from the bottle. That, essentially, is what might happen to a coursing subterranean river of magma volcanologists are closely watching at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 4th, 2018 11:09pm
Heightened Volcanic Activity Leads To Partial Closure At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Nearly 16,000 acres in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park have been closed to visitors due to the threat posed by increased volcanic activity in the park.
Activity On Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone Raising Concern At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Increasing volcanic activity at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has raised concern that a new river of lava will be unleashed, prompting a warning to residents outside the eastern edge of the park.
Building Pressure Could Open New Vent At Kīlauea Volcano In Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Pressure building inside the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater on Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park could lead to a new vent at any time, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2018 7:26pm
The Nature Conservancy Transfers 222 Acres To Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
A 222-acre property at the southern end of Hawaiʻi Island has been transferred from The Nature Conservancy to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. TNC purchased the property to preserve it for conservation. The parcel extends along 1.6 miles of Highway 11 between the towns of Ocean View and Nāʻālehu in the Kaʻū district.
- By NPT Staff - February 9th, 2018 2:00am
Explore Thurston Lava Tube At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park By Flashlight
Beginning today, visitors to the popular Thurston Lava Tube (Nāhuku) in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park can choose to the explore the cave in the dark with their own light source, or time their trip to coincide with a new lighting schedule.
- By NPT Staff - February 5th, 2018 2:00am
Annual Pass For Three National Parks In Hawaii Could Go Up In Price
National Park Service officials in Hawaii are thinking of boosting the cost of a pass that gets you into three parks: Hawai‘i Volcanoes and Haleakalā national parks, and Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.
- By NPT Staff - February 4th, 2018 1:31am
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