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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

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.

Traveler's Postcard From The Parks: Hiking Kīlauea Iki At Hawai'i Volcanoes

Hiking the Kīlauea Iki Trail at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

When you visit Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, after you’ve gazed into the Kīlauea crater itself if it’s erupting, you should make a point to hike the Kīlauea Iki Trail. Starting from an overlook near Nāhuku (aka the Thurston Lava Tube), the trail descends through the rainforest and out across a crater floor created back in 1959 by one of the most spectacular eruptions of the 20th century at the national park. It was an eruption that saw lava fountains shoot roughly 1,900 feet into the sky.

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