Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Week - April 21-29

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - 
 National Park Week - April 21-29, 2012

Stay at Hale Moana Bed & Breakfast and visit the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, - only 30 minutes away:

 National Park Week, April 21-29!

 Entrance Fees Waived all Nine Days

Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i – Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park invites everyone to “Picture Yourself” at the park April 21-29. Hawai‘i Volcanoes will join national parks across the country in waiving entrance fees all nine days during National Park Week.

This year’s theme, “Picture Yourself in a National Park,” encourages visitors to share photos or videos of themselves, their families and friends exploring and enjoying the park during National Park Week on the park’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/hawaiivolcanoes.com.

Hawai‘i Volcanoes will offer ranger-led hikes and other programs during National Park Week, including a challenging hike into Kīpuka‘akihi in Kahuku Apr. 21 (registration required, call 985-6011), and a special After Dark in the Park program Apr. 24 about the park’s endemic flowering plants.

More information can be found at http://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/events.htm. Be sure to  check the ranger activities bulletin board at the Kīlauea Visitor Center each morning at 9 a.m.

The National Park Service will waive entrance fees again on June 9 (Get Outdoors Day), July 14 (Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s 32^nd Annual Cultural Festival), Sept. 29 (National Public Lands Day) and Nov. 10-12 (Veteran’s Day weekend).

Hawai‘i Volcanoes is one of five national park units on Hawai‘i Island. Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park is also free of charge on the NPS fee-free 2012 dates. There is no admission at Pu‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, or along the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail.