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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association
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HPPA is a nonprofit cooperating association in partnership with the National Park Service in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa. Park store proceeds support interpretation, education and research projects, cultural activities & more.
www.hawaiipacificparks.org
Mele Kalikimaka e Hau’oli Makahiki Hou from our ‘ohana to yours! 🎄
December 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Some of the #HPPA crew assembled this bright and windy morning at our offices and store at #hawaiivolcanoesnps to congratulate our Michelle on her 16 years with us! 🎉🙏🏽👏🏽🫶🏽👑
From frontline sales and interpretation to the HPPA sales manager, she has breezed her way up up up! ⬆️
#HPPAAnniversary
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
HPPA's Pete & his fur buddy Petey love to leash up & hit the cool, grassy trails of the Kahuku Unit of our partner Hawai'i Volcanoes Nat. Park. Petey is clearly always alert for whatever lays ahead on their adventures! 🐾
The Kahuku Unit is near Ocean View. 🦮

#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HUKU #HVNP #HPPA
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Somewhere over the rainbow at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park... 🌈

Mahalo to our Amanda at the VC park store who is always on the lookout for the beauty inherent to that amazing Hawaiʻi national historical park.

#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HPPA #PUHO #weworkhere #HawaiiParks #MahaloAmanda
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Former HPPAer & current volcano student (& always photographer) @yvonnebaurphoto has taken many eruption photos, but we loved the primal feel of this shot of Ep. 38 of the current eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, HVNP.
🌋It ended at 8:52 p.m. HST on Dec. 6 after 12.1 hours of continuous lava fountaining.
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
🎥 Kilauea Webcam 1 is delivering some magnificent imagery today!
🌋 The livecam link is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0t...

Our HVNP park partner says: Episode kanakolu kūmāwalu (38) of the Kīlauea eruption began at 8:45 a.m. HST on Dec. 6, 2025.

Screenshot: USGS, HVO

#HVNP #KilaueaEruptions
December 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Leanne at our Pu'ukohola Heiau NHS store is getting geared up for the holidays, y'all! There has been some DECORATING going on in our cute little visitor center store! 🎄✨

If you’re on Hawaiʻi Island, definitely go check out the sparkly, upbeat vibe Leanne has got going! 🎁🌺

#PuukoholaHeiauNHS #HPPA
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We shot this on from a LOT of angles and then couldn't decide!
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This hand-thrown mug by #DeneenPottery features the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 2025 #Kīlauea eruptions. 🌋☕

Shop #mug: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...

Mug comes in matte or glossy black with a lava-red drip. ❤️🖤 It’s lead-free & safe for food, dishwasher, oven, freezer, microwave.
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our very own Chico bottle sling, designed for Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau NH Park. Perfect for bringing along your water bottle, mobile phone (in the pocket!), lip balm, & car key when you want to go light & quick with just the basics. 💧📱🔑✨

Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/bot...

#PUHO #HPPA
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Phinnley & her fam were stoked to be our supermodels for the newest, cutest #HaleakalāNP nēnē tee yet — made just for keiki! 100% cotton comfy classics come in 2 colors & feature an adorable family of #nēnē. 🪶💛
Mahalo, Phinnley & fam crew!

Shop nēnē tee: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
December 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
New for Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park!
🌋
Take your favorite place—HVNP—wherever you go with this beautifully crafted canvas tote!
Made from 100% recycled cotton, this durable and eco-friendly bag is perfectly adaptable.

Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So many cute Hawaiian critter plushies!!! 🐥🦉🐋🐠🪿🕷️🦇😍
We worked really hard to get these JUST RIGHT for our national park partners in Hawaiʻi & American Samoa; every hug is a teachable moment. 💛🌎✨

Shop NPS plushies: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...

#ShopYourParks #NationalParksPlushies
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sound up for serenity! 😌

Need a little breather and the sound of the ocean as you rest your gaze on the silvery waves rippling into Pelekane Bay? 🌊

The mighty Pu’ukoholā heiau sits in the sun beyond the bay on this flawless Kohala winter day. 🌞

Mahalo, Ranger Gorman.

IMG: @puukoholaheiaunhs
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
HVNP Update:
🚙Mauna Loa Rd past Kīpukapuaulu & Hilina Pali Rd beyond the Maunaiki Trailhead are now open due to reduced fire danger.
❤️‍🔥Campfires & open-flame cooking fires are again permitted at Nāmakanipaio Campgrnd & Kīpukapuaulu day use area. Propane & gas cooking stoves also allowed.

NPS Photo
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Photographer @ryan_ikeuchi has an elegant eye for eruptions.
About this image, he says:
A vortex & the lava fountain dance together. This moment during Episode 37, along with countless others over the course of the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea, which nears its one-year anniversary, have been awesome.
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our biggest deals of 2025 will end soon! Shop the national parks of Hawaiʻi & American Samoa from the comfort of home & enjoy unbeatable savings on your favorite park gear & gifts.
Every purchase helps support important #nationalparks programs & projects!

Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org

#BFCM
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We’re not exactly sure who 🐢 is watching who 🦎 here, but clearly shenanigans are ongoing at our #kaloko_honokohau_nhp park store!
Drop by the visitor center store to pick up a plush sea turtle…the gold dust day geckos don’t cooperate with commerce very well, though.
#HawaiiParks

IMG: J. Zimpfer
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🌊 The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail was designated in 2000 & is administered by NPS. It follows 175 miles of Hawaiʻi Island's diverse coast, eventually connecting 4 national park sites. 🌿

Shop ornament: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/ala...

#ALKA #HawaiiOrnament #NationalParksOrnaments
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
HPPA’s team members get to work not only on behalf of our national park partners, but also often inside the parks we love. 🌿✨
Each month we share some of our favorite photos with each other & this month we thought you might enjoy them, too! Use them for some holiday calm.🪷

#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HPPA
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
HPPA’s team members get to work not only on behalf of our national park partners, but also often inside the parks we love. 🌿✨
Each month we share some of our favorite photos with each other & this month we thought you might enjoy them, too! Use them for some holiday calm.🪷

#ThisIsWhereWeWork #HPPA
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Happiest HPPA 1-Year Anniversary to our Kalikoweo! 🎉🌺

A hurricane of efficiency behind the scenes, she’s the calm, cool, collected buyer for our Hawaiʻi Island national park stores at our partner HVNP. 🌋🛍️

Mahalo for all you have done, still do, & will do for HPPA. 💙

#HPPA #MahaloKalikoweo
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
CORRECTION: Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site will be open on Thanksgiving, November 27. The park will have limited staffing available, and the visitor center park store will be closed.

#PUHE #HPPA #ThanksgivingUpdate

IMG: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Fun Facts about Hawaiian Voyaging #Canoes 🚣🌊

• Hawaiian wayfinding is navigating open ocean without modern tech. ✨
• Navigators use the wind, stars, moon, & ocean currents to determine direction & location. 🌬️⭐🌙🌊
• In Hawaiʻi: waʻa kaulua.

#ShopYourParks: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/3d-...
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM