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USGS, NPS Finalizing Disaster Recovery Plan For Hawai'i Volcanoes

The monthslong eruption of Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park back in 2018 did a great deal of damage to the park and its infrastructure, including impacts to the Jaggar Museum and nearby buildings on the brim of the volcano that left them unusable. Now the National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey are ready to move forward with a disaster recovery plan that is open for public comment.

FAA, NPS Running Behind On Finalizing Air Tour Management Plans For Parks

Despite more than two decades to get the task accomplished, and almost two years after a federal judge ordered the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service to get the job done by this summer, air tour management plans for eight national parks will not be completed on schedule, according to court documents filed by the two agencies.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Studying Air Tour Management

They can be as annoying as mosquitoes, buzzing high overhead and encroaching on the national park experience for visitors on the ground. At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, the sounds of helicopters hauling "flight-seers" can intrude on those watching, and listening to, the eruptions within the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater of Kīlauea volcano or hiking Kīlauea Iki Trail.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Working To Address Infrastructure Impacted By Kīlauea's 2018 Eruption

What to do with facilities, including the Jaggar Museum, on the rim of the Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park that were damaged by its 2018 eruption is a question the National Park Service is seeking public suggestions for.

Should Old Eruptions Be Forgot? Increase Your Volcano Awareness This Month

We traditionally spend the New Year singing “Auld Lang Syne,” a song that reminisces about times long past. For the first month of the New Year, staff at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and hopefully you too, will reflect on past and ongoing eruptions during the annual Volcano Awareness Month.

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