Hawaii’s most popular state park is showing its age. State officials have a grand plan to upgrade it, if only they had the money. Diamond Head State Monument is the iconic symbol of the Aloha […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 marine protected areas, or […]
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 an uptick in […]
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 that caused them, and future climate […]
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 released […]
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 […]
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 than 200 kiwikiu left in […]
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 sections of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on […]
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