Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association
@hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social
HPPA is a nonprofit cooperating association in partnership with the National Park Service in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa. Park store proceeds support interpretation, education and research projects, cultural activities & more.
www.hawaiipacificparks.org
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CORRECTION: Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be open on Thanksgiving, November 27. The park will have limited staffing available, and the visitor center park store will be closed.
#PUHE #HPPA #ThanksgivingUpdate
IMG: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
#PUHE #HPPA #ThanksgivingUpdate
IMG: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
CORRECTION: Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be open on Thanksgiving, November 27. The park will have limited staffing available, and the visitor center park store will be closed.
#PUHE #HPPA #ThanksgivingUpdate
IMG: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
#PUHE #HPPA #ThanksgivingUpdate
IMG: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Fun Facts about Hawaiian Voyaging #Canoes 🚣🌊
• Hawaiian wayfinding is navigating open ocean without modern tech. ✨
• Navigators use the wind, stars, moon, & ocean currents to determine direction & location. 🌬️⭐🌙🌊
• In Hawaiʻi: waʻa kaulua.
#ShopYourParks: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/3d-...
• Hawaiian wayfinding is navigating open ocean without modern tech. ✨
• Navigators use the wind, stars, moon, & ocean currents to determine direction & location. 🌬️⭐🌙🌊
• In Hawaiʻi: waʻa kaulua.
#ShopYourParks: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/3d-...
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Fun Facts about Hawaiian Voyaging #Canoes 🚣🌊
• Hawaiian wayfinding is navigating open ocean without modern tech. ✨
• Navigators use the wind, stars, moon, & ocean currents to determine direction & location. 🌬️⭐🌙🌊
• In Hawaiʻi: waʻa kaulua.
#ShopYourParks: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/3d-...
• Hawaiian wayfinding is navigating open ocean without modern tech. ✨
• Navigators use the wind, stars, moon, & ocean currents to determine direction & location. 🌬️⭐🌙🌊
• In Hawaiʻi: waʻa kaulua.
#ShopYourParks: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/3d-...
Episode kanakolu kūmāhiku (37) of the Kīlauea eruption has begun! Lava fountains started at 2:30 p.m. HST today, November 25, according to USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.
IMG: USGS
📲Check the park website for alerts: www.nps.gov/havo/planyou...
IMG: USGS
📲Check the park website for alerts: www.nps.gov/havo/planyou...
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Episode kanakolu kūmāhiku (37) of the Kīlauea eruption has begun! Lava fountains started at 2:30 p.m. HST today, November 25, according to USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.
IMG: USGS
📲Check the park website for alerts: www.nps.gov/havo/planyou...
IMG: USGS
📲Check the park website for alerts: www.nps.gov/havo/planyou...
Happy Haleakalā National Park sunrise from HPPA's Shaylee who was working that super early sunrise store shift, and who said this was an extra-spectacular one! 🌄
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Happy Haleakalā National Park sunrise from HPPA's Shaylee who was working that super early sunrise store shift, and who said this was an extra-spectacular one! 🌄
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
Goooooood morning from the Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park! 🌋HPPA's Christine sent in this ānuenue (rainbow) and says: We were greeted by a most beautiful rainbow yesterday and I thought to share it. 🌈
Thanks, Christine, we appreciate that!
#HVNP #HPPA #anuenue #rainbow #Kahuku
Thanks, Christine, we appreciate that!
#HVNP #HPPA #anuenue #rainbow #Kahuku
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Happy Haleakalā National Park sunrise from HPPA's Shaylee who was working that super early sunrise store shift, and who said this was an extra-spectacular one! 🌄
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Happy Haleakalā National Park sunrise from HPPA's Shaylee who was working that super early sunrise store shift, and who said this was an extra-spectacular one! 🌄
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
Have you had this experience?
Thanks, Shaylee!
#HaleakalāNationalPark #ThanksShaylee #HPPA #HALE #MauiSunrise
Park update!
Our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkClosure #HolidayUpdate #KAHO #HPPA
IMG: KAHO/NPS
Our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkClosure #HolidayUpdate #KAHO #HPPA
IMG: KAHO/NPS
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Park update!
Our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkClosure #HolidayUpdate #KAHO #HPPA
IMG: KAHO/NPS
Our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkClosure #HolidayUpdate #KAHO #HPPA
IMG: KAHO/NPS
Park update:
Our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkUpdate #PUHO #HolidayClosure
IMG: PUHO/NPS
Our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkUpdate #PUHO #HolidayClosure
IMG: PUHO/NPS
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Park update:
Our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkUpdate #PUHO #HolidayClosure
IMG: PUHO/NPS
Our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#ParkUpdate #PUHO #HolidayClosure
IMG: PUHO/NPS
Early Black Friday & Cyber Monday Starts Now!
#BFCM
Don’t wait — our biggest deals of the year are here! Shop the national parks of Hawaiʻi & American Samoa from the comfort of home.
Every purchase helps support important national parks programs & projects.
Get started: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org
#BFCM
Don’t wait — our biggest deals of the year are here! Shop the national parks of Hawaiʻi & American Samoa from the comfort of home.
Every purchase helps support important national parks programs & projects.
Get started: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Early Black Friday & Cyber Monday Starts Now!
#BFCM
Don’t wait — our biggest deals of the year are here! Shop the national parks of Hawaiʻi & American Samoa from the comfort of home.
Every purchase helps support important national parks programs & projects.
Get started: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org
#BFCM
Don’t wait — our biggest deals of the year are here! Shop the national parks of Hawaiʻi & American Samoa from the comfort of home.
Every purchase helps support important national parks programs & projects.
Get started: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org
Nestled just off the SE coast of Tutuila Island, Fatu Ma Futi is one of American Samoa’s most stunning natural landmarks. Twin rock formations rise dramatically from the turquoise waters of Pago Pago, shaped over centuries by the relentless power of the Pacific Ocean.
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Nestled just off the SE coast of Tutuila Island, Fatu Ma Futi is one of American Samoa’s most stunning natural landmarks. Twin rock formations rise dramatically from the turquoise waters of Pago Pago, shaped over centuries by the relentless power of the Pacific Ocean.
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
#NationalParkOfAmericanSamoa
Update from our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site on Hawaiʻi Island:
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#PUHE #ThanksgivingClosure #ParkUpdate
IMG: PUHE/NPS
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#PUHE #ThanksgivingClosure #ParkUpdate
IMG: PUHE/NPS
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Update from our partner Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site on Hawaiʻi Island:
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#PUHE #ThanksgivingClosure #ParkUpdate
IMG: PUHE/NPS
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be closed for Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 27, 2025. We will reopen on Friday, November 28. Mahalo!
#PUHE #ThanksgivingClosure #ParkUpdate
IMG: PUHE/NPS
You folks snag your national parks of Hawaiʻi ChicoBag yet? 🛍️🩵🤍💙
Highlight your memories with this gorgeous, reusable bag — all done in stunning style & in support of your national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa! 🌋🌴💚
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/reu...
#chicobag #nationalparks
Highlight your memories with this gorgeous, reusable bag — all done in stunning style & in support of your national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa! 🌋🌴💚
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/reu...
#chicobag #nationalparks
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
You folks snag your national parks of Hawaiʻi ChicoBag yet? 🛍️🩵🤍💙
Highlight your memories with this gorgeous, reusable bag — all done in stunning style & in support of your national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa! 🌋🌴💚
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/reu...
#chicobag #nationalparks
Highlight your memories with this gorgeous, reusable bag — all done in stunning style & in support of your national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa! 🌋🌴💚
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/reu...
#chicobag #nationalparks
That's our Lynn taking in the view during a break in her visitor center park store shift...& what a view it IS!
There really is nowhere & nothing like the summit of Haleakalā Volcano at our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark. Reply with a sunrise/sunset if you have been here! 🌄
#HPPA #HALE
There really is nowhere & nothing like the summit of Haleakalā Volcano at our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark. Reply with a sunrise/sunset if you have been here! 🌄
#HPPA #HALE
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
That's our Lynn taking in the view during a break in her visitor center park store shift...& what a view it IS!
There really is nowhere & nothing like the summit of Haleakalā Volcano at our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark. Reply with a sunrise/sunset if you have been here! 🌄
#HPPA #HALE
There really is nowhere & nothing like the summit of Haleakalā Volcano at our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark. Reply with a sunrise/sunset if you have been here! 🌄
#HPPA #HALE
Good morning! 🌋
NPS VIP photographer @janice_weicool says that she loves to photograph the slow build to an eruption of Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and we love to see the results of her work!
#HVNP #KilaueaVolcano #MahaloJanice #MondayMoodMaybe
NPS VIP photographer @janice_weicool says that she loves to photograph the slow build to an eruption of Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and we love to see the results of her work!
#HVNP #KilaueaVolcano #MahaloJanice #MondayMoodMaybe
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Good morning! 🌋
NPS VIP photographer @janice_weicool says that she loves to photograph the slow build to an eruption of Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and we love to see the results of her work!
#HVNP #KilaueaVolcano #MahaloJanice #MondayMoodMaybe
NPS VIP photographer @janice_weicool says that she loves to photograph the slow build to an eruption of Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and we love to see the results of her work!
#HVNP #KilaueaVolcano #MahaloJanice #MondayMoodMaybe
Have you ever seen a sunrise rainbow?
😲
Shaylee at our @haleakalanps park stores was up early with the rest of the morning people and caught this from the summit of Haleakalā Volcano. 🌄🌈
Thanks, Shaylee! Your office views are inspiring!
#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HALE #HPPA #ThanksShaylee
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Shaylee at our @haleakalanps park stores was up early with the rest of the morning people and caught this from the summit of Haleakalā Volcano. 🌄🌈
Thanks, Shaylee! Your office views are inspiring!
#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HALE #HPPA #ThanksShaylee
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Have you ever seen a sunrise rainbow?
😲
Shaylee at our @haleakalanps park stores was up early with the rest of the morning people and caught this from the summit of Haleakalā Volcano. 🌄🌈
Thanks, Shaylee! Your office views are inspiring!
#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HALE #HPPA #ThanksShaylee
😲
Shaylee at our @haleakalanps park stores was up early with the rest of the morning people and caught this from the summit of Haleakalā Volcano. 🌄🌈
Thanks, Shaylee! Your office views are inspiring!
#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HALE #HPPA #ThanksShaylee
#HVNP Program:
A Walk into the Past with Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar. Dick Hershberger will give a final performance of his living history program, “A Walk into the Past,” as Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar, founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Sat. Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.
Meet at #Kahuku Visitor Contact Station.
A Walk into the Past with Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar. Dick Hershberger will give a final performance of his living history program, “A Walk into the Past,” as Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar, founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Sat. Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.
Meet at #Kahuku Visitor Contact Station.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
#Santa Comes to #Kahuku. Check out the festive decorations & get your special Kahuku NPS Passport stamp in the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association store.
Sat., December 6 from 11 a.m. when Santa arrives to 2 p.m.
Kahuku Visitor Contact Station.Turn into Kahuku near the 70.5MM on Hwy 11 in Kaʻū.
Sat., December 6 from 11 a.m. when Santa arrives to 2 p.m.
Kahuku Visitor Contact Station.Turn into Kahuku near the 70.5MM on Hwy 11 in Kaʻū.
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#HVNP Vol. Program: Stewardship at the Summit Rainforest Restoration.
Remove invasive, non-native plants in Hawai‘i Volcanoes NP. Wear sturdy hiking shoes & long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, snacks, water. Gloves & tools provided.
Dec. 6, 13, 20. Meet 8:45 a.m. at Kīlauea VC parking lot.
Remove invasive, non-native plants in Hawai‘i Volcanoes NP. Wear sturdy hiking shoes & long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, snacks, water. Gloves & tools provided.
Dec. 6, 13, 20. Meet 8:45 a.m. at Kīlauea VC parking lot.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
#HVNP Vol. Program: Stewardship at the Summit Rainforest Restoration.
Remove invasive, non-native plants in Hawai‘i Volcanoes NP. Wear sturdy hiking shoes & long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, snacks, water. Gloves & tools provided.
Dec. 6, 13, 20. Meet 8:45 a.m. at Kīlauea VC parking lot.
Remove invasive, non-native plants in Hawai‘i Volcanoes NP. Wear sturdy hiking shoes & long pants. Bring hat, rain gear, day pack, snacks, water. Gloves & tools provided.
Dec. 6, 13, 20. Meet 8:45 a.m. at Kīlauea VC parking lot.
Winter's the perfect time for coastal hikes in Hawai’i, especially along the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail on Hawai’i Island. This puzzle can jumpstart your travel plans or remind you of your adventures on the trail.
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#ALAKAHAKAI #puzzlefun
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
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#ALAKAHAKAI #puzzlefun
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Winter's the perfect time for coastal hikes in Hawai’i, especially along the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail on Hawai’i Island. This puzzle can jumpstart your travel plans or remind you of your adventures on the trail.
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#ALAKAHAKAI #puzzlefun
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
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#ALAKAHAKAI #puzzlefun
Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
Our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP announces updates & events for December 2025! 🌋✨
Dec. 23 marks the 1-year anniversary of the current #Kīlauea summit eruption, with 36 eruptions so far from the N & S vents w/in Halemaʻumaʻu crater. 🔥
Eruptions have lasted from 8 days to just 4 ½ hours.
IMG: #HVNP
Dec. 23 marks the 1-year anniversary of the current #Kīlauea summit eruption, with 36 eruptions so far from the N & S vents w/in Halemaʻumaʻu crater. 🔥
Eruptions have lasted from 8 days to just 4 ½ hours.
IMG: #HVNP
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#HVNP Update:
🔦Caution! The power is out in #Nāhuku. The lava tube is open but visitors should use a flashlight/head lamp/phone light to safely navigate the cave. Watch your head & feet! The ceiling is low in places & there are puddles. The restrooms remain open but without power.
NPS Photo/B.Hayes
🔦Caution! The power is out in #Nāhuku. The lava tube is open but visitors should use a flashlight/head lamp/phone light to safely navigate the cave. Watch your head & feet! The ceiling is low in places & there are puddles. The restrooms remain open but without power.
NPS Photo/B.Hayes
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
#HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark Update:
❓Where are the park rangers? Find us at the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) Welcome Center! Kīlauea VC is closed for renovation, but rangers, NPS volunteers, visitor services & the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association store have all relocated to the Welcome Center.
❓Where are the park rangers? Find us at the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) Welcome Center! Kīlauea VC is closed for renovation, but rangers, NPS volunteers, visitor services & the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association store have all relocated to the Welcome Center.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark Update:
❓Where are the park rangers? Find us at the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) Welcome Center! Kīlauea VC is closed for renovation, but rangers, NPS volunteers, visitor services & the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association store have all relocated to the Welcome Center.
❓Where are the park rangers? Find us at the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) Welcome Center! Kīlauea VC is closed for renovation, but rangers, NPS volunteers, visitor services & the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association store have all relocated to the Welcome Center.
A peek inside at the breathtakign artistic eye of Bruce Omori:
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A peek inside at the breathtakign artistic eye of Bruce Omori:
Tourism to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park contributes $571 million to local economy
NPS report shows that 1,433,593 visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP in 2024 spent $445 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $571 million.
IMG: NPS
NPS report shows that 1,433,593 visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP in 2024 spent $445 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $571 million.
IMG: NPS
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tourism to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park contributes $571 million to local economy
NPS report shows that 1,433,593 visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP in 2024 spent $445 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $571 million.
IMG: NPS
NPS report shows that 1,433,593 visitors to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP in 2024 spent $445 million in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $571 million.
IMG: NPS