Halana Hale Rental

09/08/2024

22/09/2023

Arborists, volunteering their time and expertise to saving the 150-year-old tree, indicate the growth is a positive sign for its long-term recovery.

18/06/2023

19/03/2023

In all its majestic glory

19/03/2023

Construction is expected to start this year on a new research campus in Hilo that will not only house the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory but also the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.

19/03/2023

19/03/2023

10/02/2023

10/02/2023

Kīlauea Volcano from Kīlauea Overlook

Photo by Janice Wei

14/01/2023

Halemaumau crater and magnificent evening glow Jan '23

13/12/2022

The Pacific Plate is moving northwestward at about the same rate your fingernails grow – several centimeters per year. This constant plate movement over a local volcanic "hot spot," or plume, has

10/12/2022

Kilauea and Mauna Loa erupting the same time!

Park updates for Day 12 of the Mauna Loa eruption:

🌋Both Kīlauea and Mauna Loa continue to erupt providing once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunities from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, as seen in this photo of Kīlauea erupting on the left and the Mauna Loa eruption to the right, with the mōhalu moon. (Weather permitting).

🌋The park has increased access to pedestrians and bicyclists on Mauna Loa Road to the second cattle guard, about 4 ¼ miles up the road from Kīpukapuaulu intersection. No vehicles.

🌋The rest of Mauna Loa Road, Mauna Loa Trail, backcountry cabins and high elevation areas of Mauna Loa remain closed.

🌋The Kahuku Unit, located on the SW Rift of Mauna Loa, is open Thursday through Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

🌋As always, plan ahead and visit the park website for viewing tips and safety info ahead of your visit: https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/eruption-viewing.htm

🎄ʻTis the season! Two Hawaiian holiday concerts return to Kīlauea Visitor Center:

🎼 This Saturday, December 10, the Kamehameha Schools choir performs at at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

🎼 John Keawe performs slack key guitar Wednesday, December 14 at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Events are free but park entrance fees apply.

NPS Photo/J.Wei

10/12/2022

Happy Aloha Friday from the Mauna Loa lava flow on the Big Island🌋💦 📸

04/12/2022

A new Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Mauna Loa eruption map shows the closures due to the Mauna Loa eruption and provides scale in relation to Kīlauea volcano and the Kīlauea Visitor Center.

NPS Map

Description: Topographic map showing Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park boundaries and active lava flows from Mauna Loa volcano moving north on 11/30/22, with the flow front approximately three miles from Daniel K. Inouye Highway. Also shown is Kīlauea volcano and the Kīlauea Visitor Center to the southeast and other points of interest including the closures of Mauna Loa Road in the park south of the eruption and Mauna Loa Access Road outside the park to the north. The top of the map is north.

30/11/2022

Two eruptions simultaneously is making history!

28/09/2022

Something is up

Mauna Loa seismicity continues to diminish from a high reported on Friday of 8 quakes per hour down to around 2 quakes or fewer per hour, which is close to the pre-swarm background levels.

To monitor Mauna Loa like a scientist, visit the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory web page: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa to check webcams, seismicity, deformation data and more.

NPS Photo/A.Lavalle

Alt text: A massive mountain which is also earth's most massive active volcano is bathed in pink and gold light.