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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Give the Gift of Aloha: How Your Holiday Purchases Support National Parks
This holiday season, shop with your heart — and make a lasting impact in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa. When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (...
www.hawaiipacificparks.org
This holiday season, shop with your heart & make a lasting impact in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), every purchase becomes more than a gift — it becomes a way to support the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
#ShopNationalParks
When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), every purchase becomes more than a gift — it becomes a way to support the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
#ShopNationalParks
CORRECTION: The park will be open on Thanksgiving, November 27th, after all. The park will have limited NPS staffing available, and the visitor center park store will be closed for the day.
#PUHO #NPS #HPPA
#PUHO #NPS #HPPA
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 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
CORRECTION: The park will be open on Thanksgiving, November 27th, after all. The park will have limited NPS staffing available, and the visitor center park store will be closed for the day.
#KAHO #NPS #HPPA
#KAHO #NPS #HPPA
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 27, 2025 at 2:29 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
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
We did it with the help of you folks & the very last follow by Erin Swartz, @bouzannesnaques.bsky.social,
who got us over the 4300 line! Cheeeehoooo!
Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much, to everyone who follows us in our mission of supporting our national park partners in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa!🫶
who got us over the 4300 line! Cheeeehoooo!
Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much, to everyone who follows us in our mission of supporting our national park partners in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa!🫶
Isn't the #Brockenspectre phenomenon the most mindblowing visual experience? It is basically a fully circular cloudbow & it happens often at the summit of #Haleakalā Volcano. 🌤️🌈
If you appreciate our national parks content, let your people know & help us boost up to the 4300 follower level! Mahalo!
If you appreciate our national parks content, let your people know & help us boost up to the 4300 follower level! Mahalo!
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We did it with the help of you folks & the very last follow by Erin Swartz, @bouzannesnaques.bsky.social,
who got us over the 4300 line! Cheeeehoooo!
Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much, to everyone who follows us in our mission of supporting our national park partners in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa!🫶
who got us over the 4300 line! Cheeeehoooo!
Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much, to everyone who follows us in our mission of supporting our national park partners in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa!🫶
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🌪️ Check this out! Like a scene from a movie, a 'volnado' dust devil formed in Halemaumau Crater during Kilauea's 37th eruption episode.
Learn what causes this natural wonder: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/26/kilauea-eruption-produces-massive-lava-fountains-episode-37/
Learn what causes this natural wonder: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/26/kilauea-eruption-produces-massive-lava-fountains-episode-37/
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🌪️ Check this out! Like a scene from a movie, a 'volnado' dust devil formed in Halemaumau Crater during Kilauea's 37th eruption episode.
Learn what causes this natural wonder: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/26/kilauea-eruption-produces-massive-lava-fountains-episode-37/
Learn what causes this natural wonder: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/26/kilauea-eruption-produces-massive-lava-fountains-episode-37/
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High Surf Advisory issued November 26 at 3:33AM HST until November 28 at 4:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
High Surf Advisory issued November 26 at 3:33AM HST until November 28 at 4:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
Nearly 500 people reported they felt the magnitude 4.6 earthquake that struck the Big Island just before midnight on Tuesday.
#BigIslandearthquake
#HawaiiIslandearthquake
#BigIslandearthquake
#HawaiiIslandearthquake
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes Big Island right after abrupt ending of Kīlauea eruption
The tremor followed the end of episode 37 lava fountaining on Kīlauea by 10 minutes, but does not appear directly related to the eruption, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
bigislandnow.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 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-...
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-...
Ep. 37 of the #Kīlauea volcano eruption ended abruptly late Wed. night after 9.2 hrs of fountaining.
The N vent stopped erupting at app. 11:39 p.m. HST. 10 mins later a Mag. 4.6 earthquake was felt across Hawaiʻi island. #USGS #HVO reported the quake did not appear directly related to the eruption.
The N vent stopped erupting at app. 11:39 p.m. HST. 10 mins later a Mag. 4.6 earthquake was felt across Hawaiʻi island. #USGS #HVO reported the quake did not appear directly related to the eruption.
Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Update for Wednesday, November 26
HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Episode 37 came to an end at 11:39 p.m. last night, when the north vent stopped erupting.
www.bigislandvideonews.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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K, here's a bad cell image from the summit but you get the idea
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
K, here's a bad cell image from the summit but you get the idea
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
The most likely window for start of episode 37 is between tomorrow November 26 and Thanksgiving Day, November 27. This forecast may change if additional unexpected deflation events occur. Previous episodes have been preceded by hours to days of precursory overflows of degassed magma.
#KilaueaVolcano
#KilaueaVolcano
Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Update for Tuesday, November 25
HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Scientists note recent indications that the magma level had dropped in the conduits, delaying the start of Episode 37.
www.bigislandvideonews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The most likely window for start of episode 37 is between tomorrow November 26 and Thanksgiving Day, November 27. This forecast may change if additional unexpected deflation events occur. Previous episodes have been preceded by hours to days of precursory overflows of degassed magma.
#KilaueaVolcano
#KilaueaVolcano
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
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Two Maui men — ages 18 and 20 — were rescued while hiking in Haleakalā National Park on Sunday. The alarm was received at 1:10 a.m. when firefighters were dispatched to respond to two hikers who were out of water and cold in the area of the Palikū cabin.
#Haleakala #Paliku #Holua #mountainrescue
#Haleakala #Paliku #Holua #mountainrescue
Two Maui men rescued during hike at Haleakalā
Two Maui men — ages 18 and 20 — were rescued while hiking in Haleakalā National Park on Sunday. The alarm was received at 1:10 a.m. when firefighters were dispatched to respond to two hikers who were out of water and cold in the area of the Palikū cabin.
mauinow.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Two Maui men — ages 18 and 20 — were rescued while hiking in Haleakalā National Park on Sunday. The alarm was received at 1:10 a.m. when firefighters were dispatched to respond to two hikers who were out of water and cold in the area of the Palikū cabin.
#Haleakala #Paliku #Holua #mountainrescue
#Haleakala #Paliku #Holua #mountainrescue
#Kīlauea Volcano continues to slowly build towards its next eruptive episode, although a short period of deflation over the weekend has delayed the expected onset high lava fountaining at the summit.
New models forecast episode 37 to occur between November 25 and November 28.”
#HVNP
New models forecast episode 37 to occur between November 25 and November 28.”
#HVNP
Kīlauea Volcano Eruption Update for Monday, November 24
HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - After a short period of summit deflation, models forecast episode 37 to occur between November 25 and November 28.
www.bigislandvideonews.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 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
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
In addition to the Waikamoi Preserve on Maui, look for the utterly iconic ʻiʻiwi at high elevation in both Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and Haleakalā national parks.
#iiwi
#iiwi
The #BirdOfTheDay alternate theme is #Singing ? Here's an I'iwi letting it rip in the Waikamoi Preserve. 📷🌿🦉
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In addition to the Waikamoi Preserve on Maui, look for the utterly iconic ʻiʻiwi at high elevation in both Hawaiʻi Volcanoes and Haleakalā national parks.
#iiwi
#iiwi
Love was in the air.
Or in the pond.
You can also look for these beautiful native stilts in the wetlands of our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP on Hawaiʻi Island.
Or in the pond.
You can also look for these beautiful native stilts in the wetlands of our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP on Hawaiʻi Island.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #Mr&Mrs , here we have Mr and Mrs Ae'o (Hawaiian stilt) who have just finished mating and are taking their post-coital stroll together. (No really, it's a thing!) 📷🌿🦉
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Love was in the air.
Or in the pond.
You can also look for these beautiful native stilts in the wetlands of our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP on Hawaiʻi Island.
Or in the pond.
You can also look for these beautiful native stilts in the wetlands of our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP on Hawaiʻi Island.
This holiday season, shop with your heart & make a lasting impact in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), every purchase becomes more than a gift — it becomes a way to support the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
#ShopNationalParks
When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), every purchase becomes more than a gift — it becomes a way to support the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
#ShopNationalParks
Give the Gift of Aloha: How Your Holiday Purchases Support National Parks
This holiday season, shop with your heart — and make a lasting impact in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa. When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (...
www.hawaiipacificparks.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This holiday season, shop with your heart & make a lasting impact in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), every purchase becomes more than a gift — it becomes a way to support the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
#ShopNationalParks
When you shop with Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), every purchase becomes more than a gift — it becomes a way to support the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa.
#ShopNationalParks
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