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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association

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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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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 13h
HPPA's Mariana captured this elegant image, framed by branches, of the first bird she spotted at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP after we hired her just recently. She said she was excited, even though the white-eye is a non-native bird. As she said: it's still a cutie! #ThisIsWhereWeWork #TeamHPPA #HVNP #Bird
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 13h
A new press release is up! Resilience & Generosity: Visitors Contribute $415,000 to Support Beloved National Parks Despite a partial federal government shutdown & periodic national park closures due to hurricanes, volcanic eruptions & damaging weather... Read: www.hawaiipacificparks.org/press-room
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 16h
Discover #kōnane, the ancient Hawaiian game of strategy, once played by chiefs & warriors. In this video, Ed Dowling of HPPA showed us how the game is played & shared its cultural meaning. 👉 Learn the rules, history, and why this Hawaiian treasure is making a comeback today! #video
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Kōnane Board Game
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 16h
🧩 Calling all #puzzle fans! Originally established as a single national park in 1916, these parks were split in 1961 to better preserve their distinct landscapes & ecosystems. 🌋 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, 🌄 Haleakalā National Park 🛍️ Bring the beauty of both parks home, one piece at a time!
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Double-Sided Puzzle: Haleakalā National Park & Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park 110th Anniversary
Join us as we celebrate the 110th anniversary of both Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Haleakalā National Park, two crown jewels of Hawaiian natural heritage.Originally established as a single nati...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 18h
PS: if ya gotta have that bottle sling, too, you can pick it up here:
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Bottle Sling: Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park
Our very own Chico bottle sling, designed for Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and with you in mind. Perfect for bringing along your water bottle, mobile phone (in the pocket!), lip balm ...
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Psyll Magazine - Science, Tech, Politics & Business @psyll.bsky.social · 20h
In 1976 a canoe with no compass or chart sailed from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti, guided by a 32-house mental star compass, swells and seabirds. In 2026, Hōkūleʻa is waiting out El Niño storms in Auckland. How Polynesian wayfinding works, and how we know it worked.
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Hōkūlea and the science of Polynesian wayfinding | Psyll
An analysis of traditional Polynesian wayfinding techniques and the ongoing Moananuiākea voyage of the Hōkūleʻa as it reaches its 50th anniversary.
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NPS Cambot @nps-cambot.bsky.social · 18h
Question 4, #NPS #NationalParkService #
Scientists in Hawaii have many cameras set up to watch these kinds of mountains that have lava flowing from them, even creating lava lakes. This camera is looking at Kīlauea, the youngest and most active of these landscape features on the island of Hawaiʻi.

(Webcam courtesy of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory)
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 18h
You guys 💚 your national parks. We work in them, we can tell! In just the last 12 months at our Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park store, you folks donated $52,000 at checkout because you knew your donation would stay right there in the park you love. Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much!
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 18h
#HPPA and #HVNP visitor center update! In the weeks ahead, park rangers and the Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association staff will transition from the temporary Welcome Center at Kilauea Military Camp back to the renovated Kīlauea Visitor Center.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 19h
By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory October 15, 2026 On September 14–16, 2026, a set of 6 new eruptive fissure vents opened at #Kīlauea summit along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu. These vents opened after a period of repressurization of the summit magma storage system had taken place... #VolcanoWatch
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Volcano Watch — Where did the September fissure vent lava at Kīlauea's summit come from?
On September 14–16, 2026, a set of six new eruptive fissure vents opened at Kīlauea summit along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu. These vents opened after a period of repressurization of the summit m...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🌋Deity of Hawaiian volcanoes, Pele lives in Hawaiian hearts & minds as the supreme personification of volcanic majesty & power. Here are myths, legends, romances & folktales of Pele, illustrated with reproductions of color paintings by the author. #PeleGoddess #HerbKane #HawaiianPeople
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Pele - Goddess of Hawaiʻi's Volcanoes
Deity of Hawaiʻi's volcanoes, Pele lives in Hawaiian hearts and minds as the supreme personification of volcanic majesty and power. Here are myths, legends, romances, and folktales of Pele, illustrate...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Learn a new #Hawaiian word every day with this illustrated flip #calendar. This 365-day perpetual calendar features designs integrating the seasons of Ho‘oilo (the wet season) and Kauwela (the dry season), which guide the movement of wai (water) through the year. (Also it is super pretty!)
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Hawaiian Word-a-Day Calendar
Learn a new Hawaiian word every day with this illustrated flip calendar. This 365-day perpetual calendar features designs integrating the seasons of Ho‘oilo (the wet season) and Kauwela (the dry seaso...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Birding at our partner #HaleakalaNationalPark is one way to meet truly sublime Hawaiian endemics like this ʻapapane foraging on another endemic, the pukiawe shrub. Pretty impressive splits there, little floof! #apapane #HawaiiParks #honeycreepers
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
You guys 💚 your national parks. We work in them, we can tell! In just the last 12 months at our Haleakalā National Park visitor center park stores, you folks donated $152,000 at checkout because you knew your donation would stay right there in the park you love. Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much!
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park updated their social media cover photo to show the more recent activity at #Kīlauea summit. This dome fountain has been spattering & feeding lava flows off and on & is located within the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, a hazardous and closed area. NPS Photo/J.Wei.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Interested in giving back to Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP? Join NPS staff for a short .5-mile hike and invasive species removal at ʻAimakapā Fishpond to help restore the largest wetland on the Kona Coast. Thursday, October 22, 8:30am–12pm Thursday, December 10, 8:30am–12pm RSVP: go.nps.gov/kahovolunteer
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Volunteer - Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Repost from partner Pu'ukohola Heiau Natl. Hist. Site * The carefully fitted stones of Mailekini Heiau/foreground & Puʻukoholā Heiau/background demonstrate generations of Hawaiian knowledge & craftsmanship. The practice of ʻuhau humu pōhaku created one of the last major #heiau in Hawaiʻi. NPS Photo
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Join us as we celebrate 110 years of sharing & caring for the living culture, unique biology & powerful geology of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. In 2026, we commemorate more than an anniversary—it's over a century of stewardship, connection & discovery. A special milestone! #HawaiiVolcanoesNP
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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 110th Anniversary Hooded Long Sleeve Shirt
Join us as we celebrate 110 years of sharing and caring for the living culture, unique biology, and powerful geology of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. In 2026, we commemorate more than an anniversar...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Repost from partner the National Park of American Samoa · Even at the dark of night the skies are beautiful canvases colored by the glow of the #moon. On an island where light pollution is at a minimum, it's easy to find beautiful night sky views such as these. Whenever you are, look at the stars!
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Introducing the official Passport To Your National Parks® Single Sticker to go in your Passport book! Features stunning park photography, & stickers are perfectly sized to fit inside your Passport books or anywhere you collect & display stickers! Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/off...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Serene, beautiful, & one of a kind. The Haleakalā silversword is an endemic plant found only on Haleakalā Volcano on Maui, and can be seen in bloom at our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark all summer. 🌺🌸🌺🌸🌺 HPPA’s Kim caught this sublime moment not that long ago and shares it with you! Mahalo, Kim! 🤳🏼
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
NPS volunteer & photographer @janice_weicool has a very special eye for our partner Hawai'i Volcanoes NP, & she posted this image yesterday. · "It was very voggy and foggy yesterday. When I walked out to Uēkahuna Overlook, the sun was rising over Kīlauea Iki Crater." #HVNP #JaniceWei
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You guys 💚 your national parks. We work in them, we can tell! In just the last 12 months at our Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP visitor center park stores, you folks donated $179K at checkout because you knew your donation would stay right there in the park you love. Mahalo! IMG: J. Wei #ParkDonations #HPPA
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Heyyyyy, we have a new darker glaze option for volcano stans! 🌋 Hand-thrown mug by Deneen Pottery features the 2026 eruptions of #KīlaueaVolcano at our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Lead-free + food, dishwasher, oven, freezer, microwave safe. Made for us & our partner park in MN, USA.
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New Mug: 2026 Kīlauea Eruption
This hand-thrown mug by Deneen Pottery features the 2026 eruptions of Kīlauea Volcano at our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.  It is lead-free, as well as food, dishwasher, oven, freezer, and ...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📸 HPPAer Belinda framed these coconut palm reflections in an exposed tilapia fish nest on the side of one of the ancient fishponds during a lovely late morning at our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. Thanks, Belinda! 🌴 #ThisIsWhereWeWork #TeamHPPA #PUHO #NatureFrame 🐟
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park temporarily closed Halemaʻumaʻu Trail & part of Byron Ledge Trail at 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, due to continued inflation and increased seismicity at the summit of #Kīlauea volcano. The trail closure is a total of 1.3 miles.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Apply or repost, please! 2 PCSU Field Project Tech I positions are available to support natural resource restoration projects @ Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP, Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS & Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP. Positions will assist with fieldwork incl. invasive plant removal & restoration of native vegetation.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Hawaiʻi Island Festival of Birds2026 event page is up! 🎉 Check out the full schedule, this year’s festival merch, presentation and panel details, and more! 🦉 We are a sponsor AND we will see you there! 🦆 @birdfesthawaii #BirdFest2026 #HPPA #HaakulaManu
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Slay, you stunner. 😍 Look for ʻiʻiwi (and the Hawaiian endemic sandalwood that this honeycreeper is perched/posed upon) in the Hosmer Grove area of our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark on the island of Maui. #Iiwi #HawaiiBirds #HawaiiParks
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You can also look for these chatty Kathys in the wetlands and fishponds of our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park on Hawaiʻi Island (and coots, too!) #Aeo #HawaiianStilts #HawaiiBirds
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
National Park of American Samoa repost · #Pandanus, “Ieie” in Samoa, is a tropical plant found thruout American Samoa. It has long, narrow leaves & strong roots for support. Ieie is important to Samoan culture, its leaves are used to make mats, baskets, fans, hats. Grows in coastal areas & forests.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🌋What is #Kīlauea up to? #USGS #HVO reports October 9that that north & south vent spattered overnight with strong glow visible. The summit remains highly pressurized and we could get more lava fountains, magma intrusions or an eruption in a different location at the summit in the coming days/weeks.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, including the visitor center & HPPA park store, will be closed October 10th due to the Ironman World Championship & the closure of Queen Kaʻahumanu Hwy. 🏊🚴🏃 The park will reopen October 11. Plan your visit accordingly. 🏊🚴🏃 #KAHO #HPPA #IronManClosures
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, including the visitor center & HPPA park store, will be closed on October 10th due to the #Ironman World Championship & associated closure of Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway. 🏊🚴🏃 The park will reopen October 11. Please plan your visit accordingly. 🏊🚴🏃 IMG: PUHE
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You are gonna lava the new Extreme Exposure Lava calendar! 🌋 The Extreme Exposure 2027 Lava calendar features astonishing, extraordinary images of lava fountains, flows, and the moods of Hawaiian volcanoes by Hawaiʻi photographer Bruce Omori. #LavaLove #LavaCalendar #ExtremeExposure
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Extreme Exposure 2027 Lava Calendar
The Extreme Exposure 2027 Lava calendar features astonishing, extraordinary images of lava fountains, flows, and the moods of Hawaiian volcanoes by Hawaiʻi photographer Bruce Omori. 9 x 13.5 inches Gl...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Update: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that “a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected & there is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi.” A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the area of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama Friday morning, triggering a possible tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you would like to be scowled at by your own ʻiʻiwi in Hawaiʻi, start with Hosmer Grove at our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark! (Bring a light rain jacket, it gets misty up there.)
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy #AlohaFriday from the fabulous and surreal summit of Haleakalā Volcano at our partner Haleakalā National Park! There is a reason that Hawaiians have long called this region the wao akua: realm of the gods. 🌄 May your weekend find you wandering. #haleakalānationalpark #waoakua🙏🏼🌋✨ #hawaiiparks
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey hey, #nēnē, whatcha doin’ up on top of Haleakalā NP staff cars? Guarding a mate? Looking for challengers? Feeling the wind in your feathers? 🪶 🌬️ Visitors to the park: be aware that our endemic geese are out & about in parking lots & on roads. Drive slow & be as alert as this goose seems to be! 👀
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Holei Sea Arch had been showing signs of instability for years. In 2022, large surf from Tropical Storm Darby took a chunk of the natural sea arch and park rangers warned it could collapse at any time. #HVNP #HoleiSeaArch
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Hawaii's famed Holei Sea Arch is gone forever
The arch is believed to have been 550 years old.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can shop this, as well as a whole suite of products we found or created just for our partner national park, here: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/spi...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy #batappreciationmonth! 🤎🦇 Our new NP of American Samoa spinner keychain is great for you fidgety folks! Turn the video up for some satisfying ASMR…🌿🌴🌄 #americamsamoa #fruitbats #spinnerasmr
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP update: ⛔Due to a flurry of earthquakes below the summit of Kīlauea & increased volcanic unrest, the Keanakākoʻi area is temporarily closed for safety. Includes old Crater Rim Dr., overlooks near Keanakākoʻi Crater & Crater Rim Tr. to Keanakākoʻi. Devastation parking lot open.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October is #BatAppreciationMonth! Fun Facts about Samoan Fruit Bats 🦇Feed on native fruit, nectar and flowers 🦇A single pup is born each year in May or June. Moms carry their young while flying and foraging. 🦇Pe'a vao symbolizes wisdom and is sometimes protected by cultural taboos (tapu). #PeaVao
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3D Wooden Kit Set: Peʻa Vao, Samoan Fruit Bat
Fun Facts about Samoan Fruit Bat Unlike most bats, Samoan fruit bats are active during the day, especially at the dusk when they are often seen soaring in large groups. Pe'a vao are highly vocal, fili...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#HaleakalaNationalPark has opened new exhibits in Hawaiian & English at the Haleakala Visitor Center & #HPPA park store in the park's summit district. The exhibits share stories of the mountain. The visitor center is a popular stop that sits at an elevation of 9,740 feet on the way up to the summit.
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New exhibits in Hawaiian and English open at Haleakala Visitor Center
Haleakala National Park has opened new exhibits in Hawaiian and English at the Haleakala Visitor Center in the park’s summit district. The exhibits share stories of the mountain, its cultural signific...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The exhibits in ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i and English share the story of Haleakalā and are a first for National Park sites in the region,” said Superintendent Natalie Gates. “We could not have done this without our park partners, Haleakalā Conservancy and Hawai’i Pacific Parks Association.” #HALE #HPPA
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Haleakalā National Park announces new exhibits in Summit Visitor Center | Maui Now
Haleakalā National Park welcomes residents and visitors to explore new exhibits in both Hawaiian and English at the Haleakalā Visitor Center, located in the Summit district at 9,740 foot elevation.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The beautiful Kamehameha butterfly is named to honor the great king who united the Hawaiian Islands, and this the butterfly is one of only two species native to Hawaiʻi. Discover the captivating story of the #KamehamehaButterfly and the people all around Hawaii who are helping it survive.
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Butterfly for a King
The beautiful Kamehameha butterfly lives in Hawaii and nowhere else on Earth. Named to honor the great king who united the Hawaiian Islands, the butterfly is one of only two species native to Hawaii. ...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🌋HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY REPORT Sept. 30, 2026 #KILAUEA A shallow intrusion of magma is occurring within the summit region near the existing eruption location in #HawaiiVolcanoesNP. N & S vents continue to spatter. Current activity restricted to the summit of Kīlauea. IMG: @janice_weicool
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🌄Our NPS partner has new exhibits up! #HaleakalāNationalPark welcomes everyone to explore new exhibits in Hawaiian and English at&the Haleakalā VC at 9,740ft. “We couldn't have done this w/out our park partners, Haleakalā Conservancy & Hawai’i Pacific Parks Association,” Supt. Natalie Gates added.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mahalo to the Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau for inviting HPPA staff to the 2026 PR Updates event at Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, on the Kohala Coast of Hawaiʻi Island! We love talking about our national park partners and our role in supporting them. If you wonder who we are: www.hawaiipacificparks.org
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