Happy Birthday Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō!
On January 3, 2018, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone reaches its 35th birthday.
- By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2018 2:00am
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
A Year Of Exploring Our National Parks
There's never enough time to meet all the people and see all the places that make the National Park System the envy of the world, but over the past 12 months, the Traveler has "explored" quite a few parks, and we list those stories here to help you plan your next national park adventure.
- By NPT Staff - December 29th, 2017 1:30am
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Staff Looks Forward To Winter Visitors
The staff at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is looking forward to an influx of winter visitors, and is recommending that they prepare carefully for visiting the park.
- By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2017 1:30am
Woman Dies At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
A 63-year-old visitor to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park died in an apparent 250-foot fall into the Kīlauea caldera below Steaming Bluff, according to park staff.
- By NPT Staff - October 30th, 2017 3:26pm
PEER Files Lawsuit To Quiet Skies Over National Parks
Last October, while marveling over the gushing Riverside Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, I happened to look up and saw a small jet making circles overhead. Obviously, the pilot and his passengers wanted to watch the eruption as well. According to the National Park Service, that was the only authorized overflight for the month in Yellowstone, but across the National Park System there were tens of thousands of overflights last year that, while providing a bird's eye view of spectacular scenery, can be an annoyance to those on the ground.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2017 3:00am
Exploring Paradise In Three Days
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park has, you could say, a personality disorder. There are few national parks that offer so many varied experiences — seacoast, rain forest, volcanism, even snowfields — as does Hawai’i Volcanoes.
- By Rebecca Latson - February 11th, 2025 7:53am
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Whether you're looking for a new destination in the National Park System, or planning a trip to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Traveler's Essential Park Guide for Fall 2017 has something for you.
- By NPT Staff - August 15th, 2017 12:28pm
Essential Park Guide For Fall 2017: Expand Your Park Travels
Getting publications out on time requires a lot of advance work. At National Parks Traveler, that means working on our spring Essential Guide in winter, the summer guide in spring, and the fall guide in summer, and the winter guide in fall.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2019 1:46pm
New License Plates Will Support Hawaiʻi Volcanoes, Haleakala National Parks
Hawaiians now have a new way to support their national parks: Buy a specialty license plate. The colorful, iconic scenes from Haleakalā National Park and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will both showcase the natural wonders and provide funding to the parks when purchased.
- By NPT Staff - August 9th, 2017 2:00am
Biologists Save Native Plant Species From Extinction At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
A team of biologists has accomplished two herculean feats in Hawaiian plant conservation: the successful reintroduction of the endangered Ka‘ū silversword and Pele lobeliad on Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
- By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2017 3:00am
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