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THE PARK |
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Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, which inspires the support and stewardship of the Friends, |
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| consists of more than 330,000 acres encompassing a spectacular array of environments | ||
| ranging from the shoreline to the 13,680 foot summit of the Mauna Loa volcano. | ||
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The Park’s most famous feature is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kīlauea. |
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| With over half of the Park designated as wilderness, Hawai`i Volcanoes is a showcase for | ||
| Hawai`i’s unique natural, archeological and cultural landscapes. | ||
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WHAT WE DO |
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| The Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park | ||
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works as a Park partner under a cooperative agreement to augment Park resources by: |
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* offering educational programs | |
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* administering grants | |
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* raising funds for agreed-upon Park projects | |
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* providing a volunteer workforce for designated Park activities. | |
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Specifically, |
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| The Friends’ organization offers an annual series of small, high-quality, educational seminars | ||
| that complement the Park’s educational mission. View current offerings under the Programs link. | ||
| Among the grant projects administered by the Friends are the National Park Service’s | ||
| Parks As Classrooms program; Hawai`i Tourism Authority (HTA) grants for annual | ||
| cultural festivals; and Hawai`i Council for the Humanities funds for the publication of | ||
| Oral Histories of `Āinahou Ranch. | ||
| In 2005, the Friends raised the requisite matching funds for a $15,000 grant from the | ||
| National Park Foundation to revise and produce updated educational materials for the | ||
| Park’s Junior Rangers’ Program. Another $3,000 was raised to purchase tents for public | ||
| events at Kahuku. | ||
| In addition, volunteers regularly assist in maintaining the historic `Āinahou ranch house and | ||
| grounds, as well as in removing invasive plant species in critically endangered areas of the Park. | ||