National parks part 2

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is
one of the most beautiful National
Parks in the world being home to
volcanoes Kilauea, one of the most
active volcanoes in the world, and
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest
volcano. It is about 330,000 acres and
is located on the Big Island of
Hawaii, 45 minutes south of the
region of Hilo. Last year in 2011, the
Park has 1,352,123 visitors.
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History of the Park:

http://www.hawaii.volcanoes.national-park.com/map.htm
In 1916 The Park officially became the
United State’s 13th national park. The
creation of the Park was advocated and
campaigned by Lorrin Thurston and
Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar. In 1906,
Thurston started the campaign after
exploring volcano lands, discovering a
giant lava tube, being amazed by its
beauty, and wanting to conserve it. In
1912 Thurston was joined by Jaggar in
the campaign and the campaign finally

started moving. Thurston and Jaggar
wrote editorials and advocated for
turning the volcanoes into a national
park until President Wilson signed it
on in 1916. In 1980 Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park was named
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the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural organization
(UNESCO). In 1987 UNESCO also
named Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park as a World Heritage Site.

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/01/lorrin_a-_thurston_1892.jpg Left: Lorrin Thurston
Right: Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar

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Directions (by plane and car):
- United/Continental airlines offer daily flights from Los Angeles to Hilo
- Air Canada, American, Delta, Hawaiian, Japan, Northwest, U.S.
Airways/America West and United/Continental Airlines offer direct
flights to Kona

- From Hilo: 30 miles southwest on Highway 11 (a 45 minute drive)
- From Kailua-Kona: 96 miles southeast on Highway 11 (2 to 2 1/2 hour
drive)
- 125 miles through Waimea and Hilo via Highways 19 and 11 (2 1/2 to 3
hours)

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Park hours:
- The Park is open 24 hours a day, all year round, even on holidays.
- The Kīlauea Visitor Center is open daily from 7:45 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
- Jaggar Museum is open daily from 8:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M.
- Jaggar Museum Bookstore
is open daily from 8:30
A.M. to 6:30 P.M.
- The Kahuku Unit section of
the Park is open on
Saturday and Sunday from
9 A.M. to 3 P.M., and it
closed on the first Saturday
of each month.
Entrance fees:
- $10.00 per vehicle - 7 days
- $5.00 per individual - 7
days
o Kids 15 or younger
are free of charge
- $25.00 Hawaii Tri-park Annual Pass
- $10.00 Interagency Senior Pass, age 62 or older
- Free of charge for citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who are
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Free fee days (park entrance, commercial tours, and transportation entrance):
- January 14-16 2012 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend) –
- January 21, 2012 (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Open House)
- April 21-29, 2012 (National Park Week)
- June 9, 2012 (Get Outdoors Day)
- July 14, 2012 (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's 32nd Annual Cultural
Festival)
- September 29, 2012 (National Public Lands Day)
- November 10-12, 2012 (Veterans Day weekend)

Accessibility: Explore the Park by car, on
foot, or even on bicycle!
- By car, there are two main
roads, Crater Rim Drive and
Chain of Craters Road.
- By foot, there are over 150
miles of trail ranging from easy
walks to difficult walks.
- Devastation and Waldron
Ledge trails are accessible to
those in wheelchairs and those
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with
strollers.
- Rental cars are available at Hilo and Kona airports.
- No rental cars or bikes can
be obtained at the Park.
- Be sure to pick up your Bike
Guide at the Visitor Center
and be safe!
Weather: Island weather is
unpredictable and temperature caries
by elevation. Be prepared for sun and
rain.

Lodging:
- The Volcano House Hotel has softly opened on August 28 and is
accepting reservations in fall of 2012.
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noes_National_Park_closed/VolcanoHouse1.jpg
- Nāmakanipaio campground is
located 31 ½ miles south of Hilo on
Highway-11
- Campsites are on a self-
registration on a first-come, first-served
basis
 $15 per day
 Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park entrance fee applies

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2188/media/PHO-09Jun18-166177.jpg  Maximum stay: 14 days

- The 10 Nāmakanipaio camper
cabins have also been opened.
o $55 per night in a cabin

- Kulanaokuaiki campground is
located about 5 miles down the
Hilina Pali Road
- Campsites are on a self-
registration on a first-come,
first-served basis
 Free
 Maximum stay: 7
http://www.hawaiivolcan
ohouse.com/cabins- days
campsites/

Top: Volcano House Hotel
Middle: Nāmakanipaio campground
Bottom: Nāmakanipaio camper
cabins

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Visit the Kilauea Visitor Center!
There, you can watch the film “Born of Fire, Born of the Sea” that is played
on the hour from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M that introduces you to the Park. At the
center, you will be able to find information about the island, eruptions,
hikes, bike trails, ranger activities, safety, and maps. The Kilauea Visitor
Center also had a bookstore with books about Hawaii’s natural and cultural
history. It is open daily from 7:45 A.M. to 5 P.M.

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um.html

Visit the Thomas A. Jaggar Museum!
It is along Crater Rim Drive, about volcanology and has working
seismographs and equipment
used by scientists to observe
volcanoes. The Museum has a
great view of the Kilauea
Caldera and main crater of the
Halemaùmaù. A gift shop is
also inside the Museum.
Drive the Crater Rim Drive!
The drive is 10.6 miles and
circles Kilauea Caldera.

Stops on the drive:

- Kilauea Overlook (parking
and picnic area) is near the highest point of the caldera’s edge and also had a view
of the active Kilauea Caldera
and main crater of the
Halemaùmaù but is less crowded. http://www.hawaii.volcanoes.national-park.com/map.htm

- Steam Vents, where ground water seeps to
the hot volcanic rocks and becomes so hot
that it turns into steam. From the Steam

Vents, you can walk over to the Steaming Bluff which is a grassy meadow with
ground cracks.

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mauna-loa-from-jagger-small.jpg

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- Sulphur Banks (wheelchair accessible)
where the volcanic gases seep out of the
ground, mostly consisting of carbon
dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen
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eggs.

Crater Rim Drive (cont.)

- Kīlauea Iki Overlook

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content/uploads/2008/01/kilauea-iki-overlook.jpg

- Thurston Lava Tube, a lava cave formed
when molten lava drained from its cool

walls formed a large, hallow chamber. At the end of the Tube is a tree fern forest
with many birds.

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through-hawaii-volcanoes-national-park-the-most-interesting-amazing-
and-diverse-place-in-hawaii/

- Puu Puai Overlook
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- Devastation Trail (parking area) where
you can walk through the cinder outfall of
the 1959 eruption of Kīlauea Ik or the
unpaved Bryon Ledge trail

Day Hikes

- Kīlauea Summit Trails: http://highschoolhikers.org/hsh.org/photos/2007-
leilehua-hvnp/devastation-trail.jpg
o Crater Rim
Waldron Ledge
'Iliahi (Sandalwood)
Kīlauea Iki
Devastation
Kīpukapuaulu
http://highschoolhikers.org/hsh.org/photos/2007-leilehua-
Keanakāko hvnp/kilauea-iki.jpg

- Chain of Craters Road Trails:
o Pu'u Huluhulu
Nāpau
Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs: see
the largest petroglyph field
in Hawaii which are lava

rock images craved into stone with mysterious meanings by Native
Hawaiians

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Backcountry Hikes: Permits are required
if you will be doing overnight hiking and
camping. The permits are free and must
be obtained the day before your hike, no
reservations are taken.

- Trails:
o Apua
Halape
Kaaha
Keauhou
Mauna Loa
Nāpau
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w=468&h=351
Pepeiao

More Activities!

Ranger Programs: offered daily and are free

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- Kahuku History Hikes - "People and Land of Kahuku"
o Guided tour about how people lived on the Kahuku lands, on
various Sundays, no registration needed
o 2 ½ miles of rugged terrain hiking
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-Kahuku Kīpuka'akihi Hikes
o Guided tour about rare wildlife and wildlife on Kahuku Kīpuka,
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once a month on a weekend, no registration needed
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o 1 ½ mile difficult hike
More Activities (cont.)

- After Dark in the Park: special
guest speaker presentations
every Tuesday night at 9:00
P.M. at the Kīlauea Visitor
Center Auditorium.

- Puu Oo Vent: see where Kilauea’s lava
activity is centered and where lava
floods underground tubes that empty
into the sea.

- Halemaumau Crater: see the home of
the volcano goddess, Pele.

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Plants
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- More than 90% of native flora is
found on only the islands of
Hawaii because of the isolation.

- There are 23 endangered vascular
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of trees.
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Crater.jpg

Left: Ferns
Middle: Native flora
Right: Red blossoms on ohia lehua tree

- Silverswords are rarer than
diamonds because they are able to
survive Hawaii’s high and harsh
climate and were once nearly
devoured by animals.

Animals
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- 12 of the 23 endemic Hawaiian songbird species live in the Park.

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Volcanoes/HawaiiVolcanoes3.html

- Largest native animal and the State animal is the nēnē or Hawaiian goose. The
Hawaiian goose is also endangered.

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ent//HawaiianPetrel--BZ.jpg

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- The Hawaiian goose,
Hawaiian petrel, and
hawksbill turtles are
endangered species that are
moving toward a full
recovery according to
National Park Service.
Nearby Attractions

- Hilo: about 45 to 30
minutes away from the
Park.

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Museums: Imiloa Astronomy
Center, Lyman
Museum, Pacific Tsunami
Museum

- Panaewa Rainforest Zoo, the United State’s only rainforest zoo and home to
white Bengal tiger.
http://downtownhilo.com/attractions/pana%E2%80%99ewa-rainforest-zoo-gardens/

- Many other parks and botanical
gardens: Wailuku River State Park
(Rainbow Falls and Boiling Pots),
Liliuokalani Gardens, and Wailoa River
State Park.

- Hilo Farmers Marker

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