Pauahi Crater, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, is a significant volcanic feature measuring 2,000 feet long, 1,300 ...

It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this ...

Maunakea has been federally recognized as a traditional cultural property. Since being put on the National Register of Historic Places, federal agencies and private entities seeking funding or permits ...

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum recently ordered National Park sites to remain fully open. Proponents say it will speed up ...

The National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, or NVEWS, was first authorized by congress in 2019 to be ...

Hawaii, an archipelago in the tropics, sits 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) into the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.

Plan a themed getaway by booking a stay at this Airbnb near Volcanoes National Park. It’s the perfect place to rest your head before a day filled with adventures on the Big Island. You can learn more ...

Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains Tuesday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet (305 meters) ...

I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include ...

The U.S. Geological Survey’s office building in Hilo also is the temporary home of the agency’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, ...