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"Connecting People with the Park"

OUR MISSION
To support the National Park Service in the protection, preservation and interpretation of the natural and
cultural resources at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park for the enjoyment of current and future generations.

Past Educational Programs

2011 Programs

Life On Recent Lava Flows - 5/7/11 (PDF)
Native Insects: A Field Discovery - 5/22/11 (PDF)
Hike the Ka'u Coast: Punalu'u to Kamehame - 6/4/11 (PDF)
Keauhou Bird Center Tour - 6/17/11 (PDF)
Keauhou Bird Center Tour - 7/22/11 (PDF)
Nature Photography with Jack Jeffrey - 8/6/11 & 8/7/11 (PDF)
On the Edge of Kilauea Caldera - 9/17/11 (PDF)
Plants of `Ola`a - 10/15/2011 (PDF)
Native Insects: A Field Discovery - 10/23/11 (PDF)
Perpetuating Native Species - 11/20/11 (PDF)


2010 Programs

Hula Pele - Kilauea - 1/16/10 (PDF)
Sunrise Lava Boat Adventure - 1/30/09 (PDF)
Hawaiian Ferns: Identification and Ecology - 2/20/10 (PDF)
Birding Pu'u 'O'o Trail - 3/13/10 (PDF)
Birding Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge - 3/20/10 (PDF)
Holoholo Hualalai: PinzTrek Adventure - 4/10/10 (PDF)
"In The Field" Nature Photography - 5/22/10 & 5/23/10 (PDF)
Midsummer at the Zoo 6/25/10 (PDF)
Monitoring Kilauea's Vital Signs - 8/7/10 (PDF)
Waipi'o Valley Rim Hike- 9/25/10 (PDF)
Finding Mushrooms With Don Hemmes 10/23/10 (PDF)
Partners In Protection: Kohala Mountain 11/6/10 (PDF)
Celebrating Buffalo Solders On Mauna Loa 12/11/10 (PDF)


2009 Programs

An Introduction to Birds of Hawai'i - 1/17/09 (PDF)
A Mushroom Hunt - 1/24/09 (PDF)
Holoholo Hualalai - 2/7/09 (PDF)
A Day in the Rain Forest - 2/28/09 (PDF)
Hiking the Park's Subalpine and Alpine Zones - 3/21/09 (PDF)
After Dark in the Park: "The Future of the National Park Service" - 4/14/09 (PDF)
Historic Chapters in Park Resource Management - 5/6/09 (PDF)
Basic Birding Techniques - 5/9/09 (PDF)
Hiking through Park History - 5/18/09 (PDF)
From Endemic to Exotic: Midsummer's Eve at the Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens - 6/19/09 (PDF)
Monitoring Kilauea's Vital Signs - 7/25/09 (PDF)
Pu'uloa Petroglyph Walk - 8/1/09 (PDF)
Gems of Hawaiian Evolution - 8/1/09 (PDF)
"Big Day" Birding in the Park - 10/10/09 (PDF)
Kahuku Photo Expedition - 10/17/09 & 10/18/09 (PDF)
Napau Trail Hike- 11/15/09 (PDF)
Partners in Protection- 11/21/09 (PDF)


2008 Programs

Wetforest and Dryforest Birding Adventure - 2/5/08 (PDF)
Kilauea's Explosive Eruptions: Past, Present, and Future - 8/9/08 (PDF)
The Nene, Hawai'i's Endangered Treasure - 8/22/08 (PDF)
Hike to Mauna Ulu - 11/22/08 (PDF)


2007 Programs

Wild Cave Tour - 1/14/07 (PDF)
An Evening with H. Douglas Pratt - 3/25/07 (PDF)
The Pulse of Kilauea -5/19/07 (PDF)
'Ope'ape'a - The Hawaiian Bat - 7/13/07 (PDF)


2006 Programs

A Lecture and a Luncheon with Dr. Thomas Jaggar - 2/11/06 (PDF)

Residential Forest Restoration - 4/22/06 (PDF)
Volcano Garden Tours - 5/20/06 (PDF)
Paniolo Day at Kahuku - 6/3/06 (PDF)
'Ainahou Skies - 7/22/06 (PDF)
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park and the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail - 11/11/06 (PDF)
Time Travel and Environmental Change - 11/28/06 (PDF)
Footprints - 12/16/06 (PDF)

Institute programs are supported in part by a grant from the County of Hawai'i Department of Research and Development and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority.