Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Hawaii
Nearest city	Hilo, Hawaii, HI
Area[1]	323,431 acres (1,308.9 km²) {323,431 acres (1,308.9 km²) federal}
Established	August 1, 1916
Visitors[2]	1,322,817 (in 2007)
Governing body	U.S. National Park Service
Website	NPS - Hawaii Volcanoes

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is famous for its volcanic activity. The Park encompasses a wide diversity of ecosystems and habitat for numerous native Hawaiian species such as carnivorous caterpillars, happy face spiders and colorful Hawaiian honeycreepers. Over 90% of lifeforms in Hawaii are unique to the Hawaiian islands.

See also[edit]

• List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America
• Pua Aloalo - Hawaii's state flower
• Hawaii
• Bandelier National Monument
• Saguaro National Park

References[edit]

1. ↑ NPS Listing of Acreage 9/30/2008
2. ↑ NPS Reports -> Ranking Report -> 2007

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