Kilauea Visitor Center - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
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N 19° 25.771 W 155° 15.433
5Q E 262996 N 2149907
Located near the entrance to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the visitor center is typically the first stop for the 2.6 million people who visit Kilauea Volcano each year.
Waymark Code: WMR76V
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2016
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Located 30 miles southwest of Hilo, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the home of two active volcanoes: Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive subaerial volcano. For visitors, the park offers dramatic volcanic landscapes as well as glimpses of rare flora and fauna. The chance to witness the primal process of creation and destruction make this park one of the most popular visitor attraction in Hawaii and a sacred place for Native Hawaiians. In recognition of its outstanding natural values, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was designated as an International Biosphere Reserve in 1980 and a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Make Kilauea Visitor Center your first stop when entering the park. You can watch an hourly film from 9 am to 4 pm to introduce you to the park. Rangers and volunteers are on duty in the visitor center daily and will provide visitors with the latest information on the current eruption, hiking information, things to do and the daily schedule of ranger-led activities.
The visitor center's interior was renovated and all new exhibits installed. Professionally fabricated on the mainland, the exhibits' design and content reflect consultations with Hawaiians and the islands' leading biologists, ornithologists, entomologists, botanists, and volcanologists.
There are exhibits on island formation; the arrival of life by wing, wind, and wave; ecosystems from sea to summit; the sights and sounds of the rain forest; invasive species; and those who make a difference in resource protection. Interwoven throughout are the mana`o (wisdom) and mo`olelo (stories) of Hawaii's indigenous people.
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