Press Room - Hawaii Pacific Parks Association

Our press room is live! 🎉

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You guys 🫶 your national parks. We work in them, we can tell!

In just the last 5 months at our Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site store, you folks donated $5,817 at the register at checkout, and your donations stay right there in the park.

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#ParkSupport #PUHO #HPPA

Cultural performances at the visitor center are part of what we support at our partner National Park of American Samoa in 2026! 🤝

These programs bring the park to life. 😍

#AmericanSamao #ParkSupport #HPPA #NPSA #SamoanCulture

Behind every great visitor experience at our partner National Park of American Samoa is a knowledgeable park ranger. 🥾

By investing in staff training, we help ensure that Samoan cultural traditions are shared authentically and respectfully.

#ParkSupport #SamoanCulture #HPPA #NPSA #StaffTraining

Supporting parks isn’t just about landscapes. It’s about people, about a trained, supported team. Your support of our partner #HaleakalāNP helps:
• Fund interpretation interns
• Provide uniforms & recognition for volunteers
• Train staff in volunteer mgmt and & resource education

#HPPA #ParkSupport

When you visit our partner the #NationalParkofAmericanSamoa, the information you receive matters.
This year, we are supporting:
• Printing of the park newspaper
• Updated tear-off trail maps for Manu‘a
• Accessibility improvements in printed materials

#ParkSupport #NPSA #HPPA #AmericanSamoa

Way to keep showing the ❤️ for your national historical sites!
In the last 4 months, visitors to Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site donated $4,000 at checkout in the HPPA park store 💵✨, because they know their donations stayed right there in the park. 🌺.

#HPPA #PUHE #OTCDonations #ParkSupport

Cultural knowledge is living knowledge.

Through our support of our partner National Park of American Samoa, we are funding weaving demonstrations and Samoan handicraft programs in partnership with local cultural practitioners. 🤝

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#ParkSupport #NPSA #HPPA #SamoanHeritage

When you visit our partner the National Park of American Samoa, the information you receive matters.

This year, we are supporting:
• Printing of the park newspaper
• Updated tear-off trail maps for Manu‘a
• Accessibility improvements in printed materials

#ParkSupport #NPSA #HPPA #AmericanSamoa

You guys rock.💚
In the last 4 months, visitors to #HaleakalāNationalPark donated $55,000 at checkout in the 3 HPPA park stores at the summit & the Kīpahulu District 💵.
Way to keep showing the ❤️ for your national parks! 🏞️

Donate now: hawaiipacificparks.app.neoncrm.com/.../donation...

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We are here to support our national park partners in lots of ways!

HPPA-funded education technician Glen Allen Beavers is responsible for scheduling education field trips at our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park as well as conducting some programs.

#ParkSupport #HPPA #HVNP #GoGlenGo

40 more follows gets us to 4400, which has a nice mathematic feel.

If you like being connected to the national parks of Hawaiʻi and American Samoa or know someone who would, follow and help us get the word out, too! 🫶

#HawaiiParks #PacificParks #ParkSupport

Mahalo @mauinow.com for amplifying our good news and celebrating national parks supporters!

#MauiNow #HPPA #HawaiiParks #ParkSupport

Plan to visit our partner #HaleakalāNationalPark for sunrise or sunset? 🌅🌄

Check out our visitor center park stores just in case you need a hat or hoodie, or a great gift for someone back home 🧢🧥🎁

The best part? Every purchase you make supports the parks you love. 💚🏞️

#ParkSupport #BestFeeling

If you would like to check out our blog archive, it is here:
#HPPA #ParkSupport #HPPABlogs #KAHO

Park visitors who voyaged across the wide Pacific to visit our partner the National Park of American Samoa! 🌴💙 donated $2,318 at the park store registers this past year! 🙌

Every dollar stays in the park, helping protect its unique wildlife, coral reefs, & cultural treasures. 🐠🌺

#ParkSupport #NPSA

We are again able to support our park partner during the current shutdown, this time keeping the temporary Welcome Center & park store open. Find us at the Kīlauea Military Camp, as the Kīlauea Visitor Center is still undergoing renovations. 🪚🦺

#HPPA #HVNP #Teamwork #ParkSupport #KMC #Shutdown2025

You’ve heard of Flock of Seagulls, but have you met our flock of nēnē? 😍 Our Elena at our HVNP park store has her hands full with this plushgoose gang, literally! 🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿

Shop nēnē plush: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/plu...

#neneplushie #nēnēplush #hawaiivolcanoesnp #hppa #parksupport

📅 Last March, our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park hosted a 🪧 Visitor Experience Planning workshop.

📝 The draft plan is now under review. The project cost is $16,300—which HPPA (that's us!) stepped up to pay so that signage in the park will benefit.

#PUHO #HPPA #ParkSupport

🤩 Those of you who were able to join us yesterday at Spencer Beach Park 🌊 in Kawaihae 🌞 for the last day of the annual two-day #puukoholaheiaunhs culture festival know…it was FUN!
Supporting our national park partners for community events like this is what we are all about. 🤝💪🏽💙

#parksupport #puhe

📅 In March, Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP hosted a 🪧 Visitor Experience Planning workshop.

🎯 Goal: a sign plan aligning all park signs with NPS 🏞️ design, accessibility, & communication standards.

💲Cost: $16,300—covered by HPPA to benefit park visitors.

#PUHO #HPPA #SignPlan #Teamwork #ParkSupport

From April–June this year, HPPA supported 34 days of Hawaiian cultural demos at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. Visitors love engaging with cultural practitioners, who treasure sharing their knowledge in such a beautiful, sacred place. Have you visted?

#ParkSupport #HPPA #PUHO

☕🌋🌱 3 HPPA-supported #Kahuku Coffee Talk programs were held between April & June:

• Kahuku Coffee Talk: Three Mountain Alliance. 🌄🌿🌧️
• Hana Hou Kahuku Coffee Talk: Kahuku Pit Crater and its Ancient Forest. 🌳🧗‍♂️🌼
• Kahuku Kōnane Challenge.

Watch this space for programs to come! 👀📆

#ParkSupport 🌋💚

We salute the incredible #YouthRanger program at our partner #hawaiivolcanoesnps! Weʻre proud to know that our donations help jump-start careers in public lands. The amazing 2025 Youth Rangers helped with visitor info & programs, natural resource protection & more at HVNP!
#ParkSupport
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When morning breaks over the fish trap, on the beach where the hale is waiting, our partner Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park seems to be floating timeless in another century altogether.
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#kalokohonokōhaunationalhistoricalpark #hawaiiparks #morninghasbroken🎶 #hawaiiparks #parksupport

Blog - Hawaii Pacific Parks Association

We have a new blog up! 📝✨

Support What You Love: Five Easy Actions for Park Supporters 🌿💚

Do you wonder how you can best support the parks you love? 🏞️ There are lots of ways—and here are just five of them!

#parksupport #NPS #HPPA #FiveWays 💪🌺

One of the joys of partnership is the opportunity we have to contribute to endangered species protection and volunteers at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. 🐢🌋💚

#ParkSupport #HVNP #hawsbillseaturtleproject #HPPA #MissionHappiness #Halape #Keauhou #Apua #honuea

From January–March at our partner Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park 🌴, we supported their super popular cultural demonstrations, including:
✨ Lomilomi
🌺 Lei making
🧺 ʻUlana ʻie
🎨 ʻOhe kāpala
Did you know that your purchases help to make this possible? 🛍️🩵

#HPPA #PUHO #ParkSupport

HPPA supports Hawai'i Volcanoes NP volunteers with refreshments & goodie bags when needed! :)
Plus, the park hosts dozens of off-island volunteers, which are supported by HPPA funds that provide housing for volunteers in the park. Win/win!

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#HVNP #VIPS #ParkSupport #HPPA

Who who whoooo is your “Ride or fly” buddy? 🦉🚗
Our pueo plush is ready for shenanigans…

Shop your parks and shop some plush:
shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...

#rideorfly #pueoplush #hawaiianowl #parksupport #shoptosupport