Gas readings at elevated level for Pahala Apr 3, 2008
In February, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park planned to let people drive through areas with 1 part per million, but had to close part of Crater Rim Drive when drivers stopped too long.. This week, Hawaii County put out a brochure with danger levels expressed in a color code from green (minimal) to purple (possible evacuation). (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Volcano's white gas tells staff it's not ash Mar 29, 2008
Nearly 9,000 people a day are touring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on average so far this year, a 2. 5 percent increase over last year when the volcano's 25-year eruption was much more peaceful, said Cindy Orlando, the park's superintendent. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Big Isle weighs evacuations Mar 28, 2008
Kim was among seven county, state and federal officials gathered on a Hawaii Volcanoes National Park overlook to give an update on the sulfur dioxide gas plume that started March 11 ... If winds shift and throw a blanket of toxic fumes over populated areas of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and nearby Volcano village, evacuations will be ordered, federal and county officials said yesterday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Park service considers isle site Mar 21, 2008
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was designated the state's only World Heritage site in 1987. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Rare volcanic eruption thrills scientists Mar 21, 2008
As volcanic gas escapes from a vent, a young girl views the surrounding area of the Halemaumau Crater inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park March 18 ... The blast scattered boulders and smaller rocks over 75 acres of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii, said Steve Brantley, deputy scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ... " The sulfur dioxide gasses pose a health risk, especially to people who suffer from asthma and chronic... (USA Today -- Tech)
New volcanic vent spewing toxic gas Mar 16, 2008
Sulfur dioxide gas from Kilauea volcano on Thursday reached the highest level ever recorded, leading officials to worry that all of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park might have to be closed if tradewinds are not strong enough blow the gas away ... A new sulfur dioxide gas vent at the summit of Kilauea volcano is contributing to the highest levels of the gas ever recorded in the area and raising concerns that Hawaii Volcanoes National Park might have to be closed. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Fumes force closure of road to Halemaumau Feb 22, 2008
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has temporarily banned access to the area of Halemaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano due to high levels of sulfur dioxide gas. The ban started Tuesday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Volcanic gas crimps Crater Rim Drive Feb 15, 2008
Dangerously high levels of sulfur dioxide gas in a small but popular area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park have officials warning visitors to stay in their cars with their air conditioner on re-circulation and to just drive through that area ... The skies are blue in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but if you are standing downwind from Kilauea Volcano, breathing the air could be a lot more hazardous than normal ... That is high enough to trigger Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's "red" warning... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
State reserve closed due to lava Feb 10, 2008
The public will be banned from the current site of the Kilauea eruption on state land next to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park until July 25, 2009, under a decision by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources. The board voted yesterday to keep the Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve closed because of safety concerns over flowing lava and toxic fumes generated by the eruption. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tour copter makes rough landing Feb 9, 2008
In 2003 a Hughes 500D helicopter owned by the company crashed in the coastal lava area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, killing the pilot and three passengers. In 2001 a Bell 206 JetRanger operated by the company filled with smoke and made an emergency landing in a field south of Hilo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Volcano lava flow marks 25th year Jan 4, 2008
Photo gallery: Kilauea eruption turns 25 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper. Hawai'i's Newspaper Online. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Resilient Big Isle rancher was 'a quiet leader' Nov 22, 2007
Yet many people didn't know many details about him, partly because the 30,000 acres of leased state land making up Kapapala, surrounded on three sides by Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, is so remote. "He was not a guy you could Google and find out about him," said his daughter, Lani Cran Petrie. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Trades shoo Big Island vog Nov 10, 2007
Air quality at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was "poor" on Wednesday, said Julie Williams, program coordinator at the Keakealani Outdoor Education Center, who took a group of students to the area during a field trip. The Hilo center, which is run by the state Department of Education and sees about 1,500 students each year, did not need to turn on air purifiers that it uses about once every semester to prevent exposure to toxics in vog haze, which can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, she... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
More of this story Oct 31, 2007
The others are The Grand Canyon, The Everglades, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. If you re looking for an outing with a sense of solitude, the Cape Cod National Seashore has lots of possibilities. (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
All eyes are on lava flow Aug 25, 2007
Pressed for an answer on whether Chain of Craters Road through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park would be extended as an alternative route if Highway 130 is cut, Kim said that is a possibility to be considered at the time. If a lava flow cut Highway 130, it would also cut electric transmission lines running along the highway from Puna Geothermal Energy, which supplies a fourth of the Big Island's power. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Kilauea's winding ways create lava fears Aug 24, 2007
Lava movement in the new flow area outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has raised concerns that after years of spilling harmlessly into the sea, Kilauea could inflict some damage on residential property. "If it comes down that far, we'll have havoc," said former Hawaii County Councilman Gary Safarik, who lives in the potentially threatened area of Ainaloa, six miles downslope. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Shining Stars Aug 22, 2007
Noncommercial Division -- Government agency: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aquatic Resources Division; Sen. Fred Hemmings; Educational institution: Mike and Terri Fausnaugh, Ocean Awareness Training Certification Series, Damien Kenison; Nongovernmental organization: Alyssa Miller of Malama Maunalua, Liz Foote of Project Sea-Link and Reef Check Hawaii. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Lava flows steady near Puu Oo Jul 24, 2007
It did not force any closures at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea has been continuously erupting since Jan. 3, 1983. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New lava vent on Big Island Jul 23, 2007
Big Island visitor arrivals are down a fifth from last summer, with about 1,000 arrivals per day, but traffic to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has been up during the recent swarm of small earthquakes and shifts in lava patterns. Related Industry stories. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Lava returns to Puu Oo crater Jul 3, 2007
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the state and has lately been getting hundreds more visitors per day even while overall Big Island arrivals by air ran a fifth below last year. Today's Latest News Stories. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Kilauea lava outbreak starts brushfire Jun 28, 2007
The Chain of Craters Road remained closed, but much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park remains open, including Crater Rim Drive, Kilauea Visitor Center, Jaggar Museum, Thurston Lava Tube Volcano House Hotel, Kilauea Military Camp and Volcano Art Center Gallery. MINI SITE MAP. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Scientists wait out Kilauea's next move Jun 26, 2007
Still closed in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are some roads, trails and areas near the upper East Rift Zone, where the quakes occurred. Chain of Craters Road, Hilina Pali Road, east rift and coastal trails and Pu'u O'o remain closed. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Experts arrive as quakes subside Jun 23, 2007
COURTESY DAVID BOYLE / NATIONAL PARK SERVICEHawaii Volcanoes National Park firefighter Sean Grossman, with hose, filled a 5,000-gallon "frog pond" in the park yesterday ... A specialized crew of 10 National Park Service firefighters was due to arrive on the Big Island today as a precaution against Hawaii Volcanoes National Park losing exceptional native forest to fire from lava flows. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Quakes open fissures, threatening rare plants Jun 22, 2007
"There's just smoldering. There's no open flames or anything like that," said Jim Gale, a spokesman for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ... "This is a real vital part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It's a vital habitat," Gale said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Mt. Kilauea leaks lava after temblors Jun 21, 2007
The Petunia flow, which began in mid-May, continues to push toward the southeast and is seen June 2007, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Scientists say lava oozed out of a new spot on Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Magma on the move under Kilauea Jun 20, 2007
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is open again, but Chain of Craters Rd. remains closed, and monitors give tantalizing evidence of hidden magma movement, two days after the region felt hundreds of earthquakes in a couple of hours. The Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources has closed the trail to the Puu Oo crater, where lava flows have begun for decades. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Hawaii's Kilauea oozes lava at new spot Jun 20, 2007
In this undated photo provided by the USGS, the Kilauea Volcano's Pu u 'O'o crater is shown, after the event occurred in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, in Hawaii. Scientists say lava oozed out of a new spot on Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
230 small quakes rock Hawaii's Big Island... Jun 18, 2007
About 230 small earthquakes shook the upper East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano beginning early this morning, prompting officials to close off most of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as a precaution to protect visitors ... Were on alert, said Mardie Lane, park ranger for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (The Drudge Report)
Faulty engine part blamed in fatal '03 helicopter crash Jun 3, 2007
A faulty engine part caused the June 15, 2003, crash of a Tropical Helicopters aircraft in a lava field of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, killing the pilot and three passengers, the National Transportation Safety Board determined. Another pilot in the area heard Tropical pilot Russell Holliday radio, "Mayday, mayday, mayday," and heard him say, "Engine out," an NTSB report released this week says. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Proposal would increase Volcanoes Park fees Jun 2, 2007
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is proposing to double its entrance fee Jan. 1 to $20 a car, part of a national program to raise fees for improvements. Reaction was mixed. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Alien Plants Attack Using 'Resource Conservation' As Weapon, Researchers Say May 2, 2007
Himalayan raspberry (Rubus ellipticus), a thorny shrub from tropical and subtropical India, invades upland rainforest in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (Credit: Courtesy Jennifer Funk). (Science Daily)
Religious offerings littering volcano Apr 22, 2007
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) -- Rangers are starting a program to stop people from leaving religious offerings at the summit of Mount Kilauea -- including food they say attracts rats and cockroaches. Visitors leave 45 pounds of offerings at Halemaumau Crater each week, including flowers, bottles, money, incense, candles and crystals, park rangers say. (Washington Times)
Hawaii Aims to Deter Volcano Offerings Apr 21, 2007
Rangers at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island are launching a program to stop people from leaving religious offerings at the summit of Kilauea _ including food they say attracts rats and cockroaches ... (AP Photo/Hawaii Volcanoes National park) ... HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii - Rangers at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are launching a program to stop people from leaving religious offerings at the summit of Mount Kilauea _ including food they say attracts rats and... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Park: Gifts to Pele rot at volcano's rim Apr 21, 2007
COURTESY HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK Offerings like this cooked piglet with fruit are what Hawaii Volcanoes National Park officials hope to deter the public from leaving in an educational program starting tomorrow ... HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Halau honors its heritage Apr 14, 2007
DENNIS ODA / The wahine of Keolalaulani Halau Olapa 'O Laka visited the Kilauea lookout at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park yesterday to pay respects to the goddess Pele ... She and her wahine of Keolalaulani Halua 'Olapa O Laka made the drive to the Kilauea lookout at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park yesterday morning to pay their respects to the goddess Pele with their mohai aloha, "our gift giving" in the form of oli (chant), dance and ho'okupu, leis tied up in a basket of ti leaves. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Apr 8, 2007
Walk across two highly active volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii. Hawaii's Big Island is home to a national park unlike any other in the United States. (Suite101.com)
Sculpture honors Pele Mar 9, 2007
ROD THOMPSON / Stone and wood sculptor John "Kalewa" Matsushita stood with his new Wahi Kapu, or "sacred place," sculpture after its unveiling yesterday at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ... HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ... Dignitaries unveiled a 7-ton, 11-foot-high sculpture of stone and wood in Hawaii Volcanoes National park yesterday honoring "Wahi Kapu," or the sacred places in the park. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Bush plan helps parks Feb 13, 2007
ASSOCIATED PRESS / JUNE 2004 Visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park watch from atop a cliff as lava heads toward the ocean in Volcano, Hawaii ... "We were anticipating a little bit of an increase, but this is far more than anybody dreamed," said Cindy Orlando, superintendent of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ... With its share of the pie, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park hopes to hire 11 more seasonal employees as rangers and maintenance workers, rebuild its park ranger station and update its... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Whatever Happened Jan 14, 2007
Question: What ever happened to the 117,000-acre Kahuku addition to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Answer: Mountain biking, cattle ranching displays and Hawaiian cultural festivals are some of the events that take place at the former Kahuku Ranch at the southern end of the Big Island. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
