It is rain rain rainy ☔️ at the super green Kahuku Unit of our partner @hawaiivolcanoesnps today.
It is rain rain rainy ☔️ at the super green Kahuku Unit of our partner @hawaiivolcanoesnps today. 💚💚💚
HPPA’s Christine says come be dry with her at the cute little visitor contact station and park store after your adventures. 🥾
#kahukuunit #hawaiivolcanoesnationalpark #hawaiipark #rainydays #HUKU
Calling all national park mug collectors!
Bring a touch of the diverse landscapes & peaceful beauty of the #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark #KahukuUnit to your morning. This hand-thrown Deneen Pottery mug features 2 iconic species: the kōlea (Pacific golden plover) & the ʻio (Hawaiian hawk).
#ParkMug
If you have been on Hawai’i Island these last couple of weeks, you have likely been skywatching along with the rest of us.
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HPPA’s Christine has been keeping an appreciative eye on the skies over the #KahukuUnit of our partner #hawaiivolcanoesnps.
#hawaiiskies #hppa #mahalochristine
Who needs a anuenue (rainbow) break today?🌈
HPPA' Christine at the Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park thought you might. 🌋
Go experience your national parks this weekend!
#KahukuUnit #HVNP #Anuenue #Rainbow #HawaiiParks #WeekendIncoming
Have you been out to the #KahukuUnit of our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP? 🌋🌿
Visit us in the cute little visitor center & park store 🏞️🛍️, or have a picnic and watch for rainbows 🌈
Open Thurs—Sun from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ⏰
Kahuku is near MM 70.5 on Highway 11
#HawaiiParks #HVNP #HPPA
Planning a trip to the Kahuku Unit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park? Don’t forget to pack this soft, comfortable tee! 👕🌋🌿
Get: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
This design celebrates renewal and restoration.
#HawaiʻiVolcanoesNationalPark #KahukuUnit #HPPA #HawaiiParks #ShopYourParks
Did you see this lenticular cloud while visiting the #KahukuUnit of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park last week?
A #lenticularcloud is a smooth, lens-shaped cloud that forms when strong winds flow over mountains (in this case, likely Mauna Loa Volcano) often looking like a flying saucer! 🛸 🌬️🌋
#HVNP
This January at Kahuku!
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Saturday, January 10, 9:30AM: ‘Ōhi‘a Lehua. Join NPS rangers on a guided hike to learn about the vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, the many forms of the ‘ōhi‘a tree, and the threat of a new fungal disease, Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
#KahukuUnit #OhiaLehua
#New new new!
Bring a touch of the diverse landscapes & peaceful beauty of the #HVNP Kahuku Unit to your morning. Hand-thrown Deneen Pottery mug features the backdrop of Puʻu o Lokuana cinder cone & two iconic species: the #kōlea (Pacific golden plover) and the ʻio (Hawaiian #hawk).
#KahukuUnit
Did you catch A Walk into the Past with Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar 🕰️🎭 last Sat. at the #KahukuUnit of #HVNP?
Kaʻū resident, actor, & playwright Dick Hershberger performed as Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar, founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, for a final time.
Our #HPPA folks made sure not to miss it!
HPPA's Christine loves working at the #KahukuUnit of our partner #HVNP! She wanted you folks to see some of the landscape through her eyes. Pop into our cute little park store when you visit!
Located on the volatile shoulders of Mauna Loa Volcano, this is the former Kahuku Ranch.
#KahukuUnit #HPPA
During the federal government shutdown, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park remains open with limited services. The Kahuku Unit is closed.
#HVNP #KAHUKUUNIT
🌺 Happy #AlohaFriday from HPPA & the gorgeous #KahukuUnit of our partner 🌋 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, where Christine Inserra caught this sublime moment of the light on the open pasture and of the Kona Trail.
🌞🌿 Get yourself outside this weekend, parks people! 🌿🌞
#HVNP #MahaloChristine #HUKU
The kōlea (Pacific golden plovers) 🐦 have returned to the #KahukuUnit of our partner #HVNP 🌋 & it’s time to plan your visit!
🌿 Weekend ranger-guided hikes are back in Kahuku!
📅 Saturdays, September 6, 13, and 27
⏰ 9:30AM
Come see us in the cute visitor center park store after your hike!🛍
🌺 Save the Date: PICNIC IN THE PARK! 🌺
Sat., Aug. 9 | 11AM–2PM
📍 #KahukuUnit, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Join us for a joyful day of hula, Hawaiian music, & ʻohana vibes, co-sponsored by Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association & Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park!
IMG:NPS
#HVNP #HPPA #FHVN
🌺 Kahuku Unit Ranger-Guided Hike: “ʻŌhiʻa Lehua” 🌳
Sun., Aug. 3 at 9:30 AM
Join NPS rangers for a special guided hike at the Kahuku Unit of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, focused on the iconic endemic ʻōhiʻa lehua tree.
Learn about:
🌿 The critical role ʻōhiʻa plays.
#KahukuUnit #ŌhiaLehua #HVNP
Have you been to the #Kahuku Unit 🌳 of our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park?
HPPA's Pete likes to hike here on his days off & exercise his photography 📸 muscles.
He calls this image: The horizon path is clear.
🌋 Mahalo for the share, Pete!
#ThisIsWhereWeWork #TeamHPPA #HPPAOhana #KahukuUnit
If you know HPPA’s Pete, you know that he’s passionate about the Kahuku Unit of our partner 🌋 Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, where he takes long walks and lots of photos. 📸
Like this one, which he calls The Colours of Kahuku.
#ThisIsWhereWeWork #KahukuUnit #HPPA #HVNP #HUKU #TeamHPPA #ThanksPete
🎄 Our cute little tree is up in the Kahuku Unit (of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP visitor center store!
If you're on Hawaiʻi Island, don’t miss Kahuku 🏞️. It’s free, HUGE, & an amazing place to understand the dynamics of Mauna Loa volcano 🌋.
🛍️ Shop to support! 💚
#HawaiʻiVolcanoes #KahukuUnit #SupportParks
📅 Mark your calendars!
Don’t miss this fantastic talk about the native birds 🐦🌳 that populate the forest at Kahuku in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park! 🏞️
Join retired NPS Ranger Jay Robinson for this free Coffee Talk ☕ at Kahuku. See you there! 🎉 Free!
#ForestBirds #KahukuUnit #FreeRangerProgram
Hey there, a reminder not to miss this if you are, or will be, on Hawaiʻi Island:
#HVNP #KahukuUnit #HawaiiBirds
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HPPA’s Pete likes to roam the trails of the Kahuku Unit of our partner Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.🦉
Pete captions this photo: The Departure: You can fill yourself with someone’s wishes or fly away on silent wings.
#TeamHPPA #ThisIsWhereWeWork #HawaiiVolcanoesNP #KahukuUnit #OwlLove #ThanksPete
The Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 40th Cultural Festival is coming up this Saturday the 20th ! Join the community in Kahuku! 🌿
Sat., July 20 from 10am to 3pm FREE!
Supported by HPPA, attended by you!
Performing this year at Kahuku: ow.ly/2bEM50SA5qz.
#KahukuUnit #Kahuku #CulturalFestival #HVNP
Will we see you at the HVNP Cultural Festival on Saturday, July 20, 10AM-3PM? There will be hula, beautiful Hawaiian music, cultural practitioners, guided hikes, Hawaiian games, AND great food!
Free all day & supported by HPPA.
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#HVNP #KahukuUnit #CulturalFestival #HPPA
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Most come to explore the lava tubes and take in the glow at Halemaumau. Little do most of these visitors know that just an hour down the road lies the park’s Kahuku Unit, a secret held in plain sight.
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#HVNP #Kahuku #KahukuUnit #HanaHou
When HPPAer Pete isn't with you folks at our Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau VC park store, he's wandering the remote trails of the #KahukuUnit of our partner HVNP.
About these ferns, he says: Sometimes you just have to look up to change your perspective:)
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#TeamHPPA #ThisIsWhereWeWork #ThisIsWhereWePlay
Writer Leah Newsom is the National Parks Arts Foundation’s June 2024 artist in residence. Leah brings her extensive literary background and passion for environmental storytelling to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Supported by HPPA.
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#ArtistInResidence #HVNP #KahukuUnit
HPPA's Pete likes to investigate the deep green trails of the #KahukuUnit of our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Much of this former ranch land sits high enough to catch the cloud moisture, making for peaceful afternoon hikes that look like THIS. 🌿🌳
#TeamHPPA #ThisIsWhereWeWork #HawaiiParks
Are you a fan of our partner @Volcanoes_NPS? Have you explored the #Kahuku Unit of the park? Didja get thirsty? New!
#EarthDayEveryDay #NoMorePlasticBottles #HVNP #KahukuUnit
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HPPA supported! See you there!
Save the date for the 40th Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Hawaiian Cultural Festival happening in Kahuku on Saturday, July 20th, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. & free to the public.
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#CulturalFestival #HVNP #KahukuUnit #SaveTheDate
