Hawaii | Public Parks

Aerial image of fissure 3 erupting on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa on December 8, 2022.

New evidence from the world’s largest active volcano could improve eruption predictions

November 14, 2024

Scientists studying the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii say new evidence reveals ways future eruptions might be predicted. Mauna Loa is known to be the world’s largest active volcano. […]

Hawaii park managers close popular area to protect native nēnē after two killed on Maui

November 14, 2024

Officials at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announced that they’ve closed a portion of the park to protect a single pair of nesting nēnē, a species of goose native to the islands. The news came shortly […]

Busy December coming for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

November 13, 2024

Would-be visitors to Hawaii’s largest national park are warned to plan ahead and expect crowding as an anticipated holiday rush arrives during maintenance closures. Every year an array of holiday-themed events are organized at Hawaii […]

Kilauea eruption continues but popular road reopened

September 19, 2024

A popular road at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was reopened as volcanic activity at the park eased enough to allow travelers to use it, the US National Park Service announced. However, the Kilauea volcano is […]

A school of rainbow runners swimming near an atoll in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii.

Ocean no-fishing zones improve fishing success

August 6, 2024

Banning or heavily restricting fishing from certain areas actually enhances fishing nearby, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa said that a study of global mar...

Kilauea is restless again

July 24, 2024

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s big island is stirring once again, prompting road and trail closures. The US National Park Service says the Kilauea portion of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is seeing ...

Reef systems everywhere are threatened by climate change-induced coral bleaching events.

Coral bleaching events will get worse—study

July 3, 2024

Coral bleaching events are starting earlier, becoming more frequent, and are set to worsen over time, scientists are now warning. An assessment of recorded bleaching events, the climatic conditions th...

Kilauea goes quiet again—for now

June 14, 2024

Kilauea, the active volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, has gone quiet again. But that won’t last. Among the most active volcanoes on Earth, Kilauea erupted in the early hours of June 3. A fissure release...

The glow from the June 3, 2024 eruption at Kilauea could be seen in the early dawn hours.

Kilauea erupts in Hawaii

June 4, 2024

Kilauea, the most active volcano in the United States and one of the top active volcanoes in the world, erupted again early Monday. The eruption was reported to have subsided later in the day but

A Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill) perched on a branch in The Nature Conservancy's Waikamoi Preserve, Maui, Hawaii.

New money jumpstarts a desperate bid to save Maui’s honeycreepers

March 11, 2024

In an award-winning seven-minute video, Haleakala National Park biologist Christopher Warren starkly lays out what’s at stake for some of Maui’s last surviving bird species. “We know there are fewer t...

Volcanic activities in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from September, 2023.

New Kilauea closures amid signs of possible eruption

October 10, 2023

A swarm of earthquakes and “inflation” recorded at the summit of the Kilauea volcano hint at a forthcoming eruption. Over the weekend, the National Park Service announced it was closing sect...