Getting back to nature at Niaulani

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Interpretive Guide Jim Buck (center) points out some ieie to (from left) Allen Eggleston, Diane Ware and Normetta Muir during a Niaulani Nature Walk in old-growth Hawaiian rain forest behind the Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Friday afternoon in Volcano. The free one-hour nature walk is offered every Monday and Saturday. (HOLLYN JOHNSON/Stephens Media Hawaii)

Diane Ware closely inspects a flower during a Niaulani Nature Walk in old-growth Hawaiian rain forest behind the Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Friday afternoon. The free one-hour nature walk is offered every Monday and Saturday through the art center. (HOLLYN JOHNSON/Stephens Media Hawaii)

Raindrops hang on plants growing on a tree fern nurse log during a Niaulani Nature Walk in old-growth Hawaiian rain forest behind the Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus in Volcano Friday afternoon. The free one-hour nature walk is offered every Monday and Saturday through the art center. (HOLLYN JOHNSON/Stephens Media Hawaii)