Hawaiian rainforest stamp to get first-day issue at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Sept. 1

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 01:47 PM A new U.S. Postal Service stamp pane featuring the native plants and wildlife of Hawaii's rainforests will receive its first-day cancellation on Wednesday at the Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Stop by the park for festivities, free entry, hula and, of course, the stamps.  More

Kilauea volcano lava slows movement toward Kalapana homes, continues entering ocean

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Aug 06, 2010 at 10:27 AM The Kilauea volcano lava flow that claimed a home last week in the Kalapana area of the Big Island has slowed its movement toward other area homes ... for now. Here's an update, with new photos from Kalapana.  More

Kilauea volcano lava flow destroys Kalapana home, reaches the ocean

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Jul 26, 2010 at 01:46 PM After entering the Big Island of Hawaii's Kalapana area last week for the first time in years, lava from Kilauea volcano's east rift zone Puu Oo vent claims a home and finally reaches the ocean. Bonus: Updated photo page!!  More

Hawaii’s still very active Kilauea volcano sends lava flow into Kalapana

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Jul 21, 2010 at 01:01 PM A HAWAII Magazine reader e-mails us about a recent slowdown in our Hawaii volcano news coverage the same week a lava flow from Kilauea volcano's east rift zone Puu Oo vent moves into the Big Island town of Kalapana for the first time in years.   More

Kilauea's famed Volcano House hotel to remain closed until at least 2012

posted by: Peter von Buol on Wed Jun 23, 2010 at 11:22 AM The Volcano House—once the oldest continuously operated hotel in Hawaii—has been closed since the beginning of 2010. Will the hotel on the edge of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's active Kilauea Crater ever reopen? We find out.  More

Top 5 favorite natural wonders of Hawaii: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Apr 30, 2010 at 12:47 PM We've been asking our HAWAII Magazine Facebook fans about a few of their favorite Hawaii things. Here are the Top 5 picks from our most recent Facebook fan page poll question: "What's your favorite natural wonder of Hawaii?"  More

Hawaii National Parks waiving entrance fees for nine days beginning April 17

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Apr 14, 2010 at 01:16 PM Beginning Saturday, admission fees to all of Hawaii’s national parks will be waived for nine days as part of National Parks Week. Which parks are "admission free all the time" and "admission free for National Parks Week only"? Here's a list.  More

VIDEO: Lava flows! Explosions! Rockfalls at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano!

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 12:12 AM Proving that even a somewhat cooled down Kilauea is still, well, pretty cool, geologists at Hawaii Volcano Observatory are sharing more and more video of the day-to-day goings on at the Big Island of Hawaii volcano. Here's our favorite 5 recent videos.  More

Hawaii volcanoes featured in new Ken Burns National Parks documentary series

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Sep 24, 2009 at 01:50 AM The Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Maui's Haleakala National Park figure prominently in director Ken Burns’ latest super-documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, premiering Sept. 27.  More

VIDEO: Where Big Island of Hawaii lava meets the sea

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 05:14 PM In the current issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you off the coast of the Big Island, where the lava from Kilauea volcano pours explosively into the sea. Here’s something we couldn’t put in the magazine: some spectacular video footage.  More