Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has several free programs planned in October. Park entrance fees apply.
Centennial Hike: Hawaiian Adze Production—Lithic Block Quarries on Kilauea. Join Park Ranger Jay Robinson on an easy hour-long hike among the abandoned adze quarry at Kilauea Overlook. Meet at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at Kilauea Overlook.
Liliuokalani at Washington Place. Jackie Pualani Johnson performs a one-woman show about Queen Liliuokalani at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium.
Na Paahana Hula (Tools of Hula). Learn about the implements that accompany traditional hula and oli (chant) from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 5 on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai.
Hawaii Nei Art Adventure: Palm Trail Hike. The featured category for this year’s Hawaii Nei Art Contest are the national parks of Hawaii Island. This is a moderately difficult, 2.5 mile roundtrip ranger-led hike across the 1868 lava flow. Carpooling is encouraged. Space is limited, register by Oct. 5 at hawaiineiartcontest.org. Enter at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Kahuku Unit on Highway 11 near mile market 70.5.
Kahuku Ohana Day. Keiki age 17 and younger and their families are invited to help the park’s natural resources staff restore native forest by planting trees in the Kahuku Unit. Call 985-6019 to register by Oct. 3. Bring lunch, snacks, water, sunscreen, hat, long pants and shoes. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 15.
Bert Naihe in Concert. Hawaiian musician and singer will perform original songs and favorite tunes from 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium.
After Dark in the Park: LiDAR Sheds New Light on Hidden Gems. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology is used to digitize archeological resources including ancient footprints, petroglyph fields and agricultural systems. Park Archeologist Dusten Robbins will explain how the park uses LiDAR at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium and again at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Mokupapapa Discovery Center in downtown Hilo.
Ulana Niu (Coconut Leaf Plaiting). Join park rangers and learn to make trinkets out of coconut leaves to take home. The program is from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 26 on the Kilauea Visitor Center lanai.
Centennial Hike: LiDAR Sheds New Light on Hidden Gems. Join park rangers on a moderate, 2 ½-mile roundtrip hike into the Ka’u Desert and learn how LiDAR has helped rescript the history surrounding the ancient footprints. About two hours. Meet at the Ka’u Desert Trailhead at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
Ukulele: A Brief History and a Sampling of Playing Styles. Artist-in-residence Byron Yasui shares various ukulele styles and history from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kilauea Theater at Kilauea Military Camp. This class is for players of moderate to advanced level. Registration is required.
Painting Workshop with Noreen Naughton. Artist-in-residence and painter Noreen Naughton will talk about her process of discovering the subject and how she arrives at abstraction while painting in the park. The program is from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 in the lobby of the Ohia Wing, between Kilauea Vistor Center and the Volcano House. Registration is required.
Ukulele Kani Ka Pila with Byron Yasui. Bring your ukulele to this workshop for players of all skill levels to learn easy-to-finger chords from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 at Kilauea Theater at Kilauea Military Camp. Registration required.
To register for the above artist-in-residency programs, contact Laura Schuster at 985-6130 or laura_c_schuster@nps.gov.
After Dark in the Park with Artists-in-Residence Bryon Yasui and Noreen Naughton. The artists speak about the creative process and how Hawaii informs and inspires their different art forms at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Kilauea Visitor Center auditorium.