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Thanking America’s Armed Forces
To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 – Armed Forces Day – the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national...
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Spectacular Solar Events in Store for National Parks!
Over the next several weeks, there are going to be some pretty amazing celestial events involving the sun. The best part is that you’ll have the opportunity to witness these events from some pretty...
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Welcome to Hurricane Season…Now Prepare!
Today marks the first day of Hurricane Season for the Central Pacific region, which includes the Hawaiian Islands. As with any potential natural or man-made disaster, it is important that all of us,...
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Kalaupapa National Historical Park in 60 Seconds
Natural resources monitoring at Kalaupapa National Historical Park in 60 seconds. Check it out. It only takes a minute. Filed under: Kalaupapa, Pacific Island National Parks Tagged: beach, cliffs,...
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Kalaupapa National Historical Park Fish: So how are they doing?
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is located on the north shore of the island of Moloka’i in Hawaii. The park encompasses a wide variety of habitats from submerged marine resources to lowland coastal,...
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Free Entry to Hawai‘i Volcanoes & All National Parks on National Public Lands...
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park joins all 397 national parks in waiving entrance fees in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Sat., Sept. 29. The annual event is the largest single-day volunteer...
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Politics in Ancient Hawai`i
On this Election Day 2012, we thought we’d share a little of what “politics” looked like in traditional Hawaiian society. Enjoy! The pre-contact political hierarchy of the Hawaiian Islands was rigidly...
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What is this creature ?
Can you figure out what native Hawaiian creature this is? Answer: Hīhīwai (Neritina granosa) freshwater snails are endemic to Hawaii, meaning they occur nowhere else in the...
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Expand Your Horizons in 2013!
As we get ready for the start of 2013, many will be planning out various vacations, weekend getaways and day trips. For many, these personal and family adventures will probably involve some of the 398...
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Hau’oli Makahiki Hou!
Filed under: Alakahakai, American Memorial, American Samoa, Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes, Kalaupapa, Kaloko-Honokohau, Pacific Island National Parks, Pu'ukohola Heiau, Pu`uhonua o Honaunau, Valor in the...
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Celebrating African American History Month in Hawaii
For many visitors and residents of Hawaii, the contributions of African Americans to the story of the Hawaiian Islands are too often overlooked. Undoubtedly, the election of Hawaii-born Barack Obama to...
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The Royal Women of Hawaii
In honor of National Women’s History Month, throughout March we will be featuring stories about some of the fascinating women in our Islands’ histories. For more information about Women’s History...
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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Creates $96,990,000 in Local Economic Benefit
A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 1,352,123 visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park spent $96,990,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported...
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Poetry from the Rainforest
Slugging through a dense and isolated tropical rainforest sounds like a nightmare for some, and a dream come true for others. After a full day of wet forest plants monitoring with the National Park...
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Visit http://hawaiiconservation.org/activities/my_hawaii_project for more details! Filed under: Alakahakai, Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes, Kalaupapa, Kaloko-Honokohau, Pacific Island National Parks,...
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Kalaupapa National Historical Park Virtual Monitoring Map
A simple overview of certain natural resources monitoring by the Pacific Island Network Inventory & Monitoring Program at Kalaupapa National Historical Park. It provides a sense of place to the...
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Science Perspectives – Climate Change and Native Hawaiian Shrimp (U.S. Forest...
These same species of fish and shrimp live in the streams of Haleakalā National Park and Kalaupapa National Historical Park. For more information: U.S.D.A. Forest Service – Pacific Southwest Research...
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Ocean Acidification: What Corals Can Tell Us
Many people are familiar with sea level rise and ocean warming, but ocean acidification? Just as carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels ends up in our atmosphere, it also ends up in our...
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Whet your appetite (with sharks)
Many of the National Parks in the U.S. Tropical Pacific have banded together to create the Pacific Islands National Parks YouTube channel. 277 videos later, we finally took a stab at a video trailer....
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CORAL DISEASE: Do you know it when you see it ?
Large numbers of corals are dying along Kauaʻi’s north shore (from Mākua to ʻAnini and south as far as Ahukini Landing in Līhuʻe) due to a coral disease outbreak that has been characterize as an...
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