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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 209,695 acres (84,926 hectares), on Hawaii island, Hawaii; est. 1916. The park contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world— Kilauea with its fire pit, called Halemaumau, and Mauna Loa with the active Mokuaweoweo crater on its summit. The vegetation around Kilauea is varied—a few miles west of the arid Kau Desert is a lush fern jungle. Originally established as Hawaii National Park, its name was changed in 1961 after the Haleakala portion on Maui had been made a separate national park. See National Parks and Monuments (table). ... Read more

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
...highlights are Kau Desert, an area of lava formations near Kilauea, and a tree-fern forest that receives nearly 100 in. (2,500 mm) of annual rainfall. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Read more

National Parks and Monuments
...designated a national park in 1971. Badlands NP SW...Chisos Mts. Designated a national park in 1944. Biscayne NP SE...172,924 (70,010) Aquatic park encompassing 25 islands...Enlarged and designated a national park in 1980. Black Canyon...in shadow; designated a national ... Read more

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	If you go to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ...(Knight Ridder Newspapers) ; ...Allen Holder GETTING THERE Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is on the Big Island of...copy of Road Guide to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, by Barbara and Robert...TO LEARN MORE _Contact Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at (808) 985-6000 or ... Read more
	Hawaii Volcanoes N.P., Hawaii -- the National Park Service recently bought a more than 115,000-acre ranch and added it to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, boosting the park's size by 50 percent in the biggest land conservation deal in state history.(Kahuku Ranch purchase)(Brief Article) ; HAWAII VOLCANOES N.P., Hawaii -- The National Park Service recently bought...ranch and added it to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, boosting the park's size...animal species, such as the Hawaiian goose. The Park Service describes the... Read more
	STATEMENT BY SENATOR DANIEL K. AKAKA ON S. 2129, THE HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1998 ; ...AKAKA ON S. 2129, THE HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1998...support of S. 2129, the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Adjustment Act of 1998...land for inclusion in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I would like to join... Read more
	AKAKA BILL TO EXPAND HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK PASSES SENATE ; ...224-6361 AKAKA BILL TO EXPAND HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK PASSES SENATE Washington...allows for the expansion of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HVNP) by eliminating...established new boundaries of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to allow ... Read more
	AKAKA INTRODUCES BILL TO EXPAND HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ; ...INTRODUCES BILL TO EXPAND HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK Washington, D.C. -- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HVNP) would grow by 1...Hawaii for inclusion in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Senator Akaka's bill... Read more
	Keep it Hawaii. (Market Monitor).(Hawaii Volcanoes National Park)(Brief Article) ; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's After Dark in the Park program received best-in-show honors earlier this month as part of the HVCB's 12th annual Keep it Hawaii awards. The program features presentations by musicians, storytellers, scientists, cultural specialists and historians, It ... Read more
	Lava from Kilauea volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.(News) ; Dawn view of lava from Kilauea volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park falling into the Pacific Read more
	A hike to hellfire At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, it's a trip the rangers would prefer you NOT take ; ...visitors at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park requires...round-trip hike on Hawaii's Big Island...Mardie Lane, a park spokeswoman...from the park's main visitor...videographer for a Hawaiian public television...a chief park interpreter at Volcanoes ... Read more
	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ; ...of the 359-square-mile Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park. Parts of Mauna Loa and...for a long day trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. One interesting phenomenon...accessible and famous kipuka in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is Kipuka ... Read more
	Overflight noise at Hawaii Volcanoes: guidelines being developed to protect park visitor experience. (Visitor Experience). ; HAWAII VOLCANOES N.P.--At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, visitors enjoying moments...small planes, fly over Hawaii Volcanoes each year, giving the park one of the highest levels of overflights in the National Park System. In response... Read more

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