• Front cover in a vintage screen-print poster style: a view across Kīlauea's caldera, its cliffs lit gold, to an erupting vent with a billowing cloud of steam, while glowing lava channels wind across the dark caldera floor and green trees line the near rim, above the title Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
  • Sample page from the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park guide, wildlife chapter. Entry: Nēnē, with how to recognize it, where and when to see it, and a photograph.
  • Sample page from the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park guide, a day itinerary with times, distances, and a photograph: Puʻupuaʻi from Devastation Trail.
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Brian Russ Guides

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

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On the Island of Hawaiʻi, Kīlauea erupts in short bursts of fire inside Halemaʻumaʻu, steam pours from the caldera rim, and a road drops from the summit to the sea. This guide helps you plan one, two, or three days in the park, with or without lava on view: where to watch, how to handle gas and closures, and which walks to fit in.

What's inside

  • Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from the Steam Vents and Uēkahuna to the Kīlauea Iki crater, Nāhuku lava tube, Chain of Craters Road, the Puʻuloa petroglyphs, the Nāpau Trail, and the Kahuku Unit, each with a weather or closure backup
  • The park's history, from the first Hawaiians and Pele to Volcano House, the founding of the park, the 2018 summit collapse, and the eruption that began in 2024
  • Sightseeing highlights: eruption viewing, Crater Rim Drive, Kīlauea Iki and Nāhuku, Chain of Craters Road, Hilina Pali, Mauna Loa Road, and Kahuku
  • A wildlife chapter profiling 14 animals, from nēnē and ʻapapane to the ʻio, the white-tailed tropicbird, and the coquí frog, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
  • Trip planning for volcanic gas and tephra, parking, fees, lodging and campgrounds, water, safety, accessibility, and pets
  • 36 photographs and 4 orientation maps

What you'll receive

  • EPUB ebook (Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 12 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
  • PDF (Hawaii_Volcanoes_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 96 pages including the cover, about 27 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Eruptions, closures, and trail status change quickly here, so check the park's current alerts before you travel.

Bring a rain jacket and a headlamp, and keep an eye on the volcano's daily update.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.
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