Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Announces November Updates: Kilauea Visitor Center Renovation 95 Percent Complete and on Track to Reopen in Late 2026, With Free Entry on Veterans Day, November 11
Hawaii National Park, Hawaii — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has announced its updates and programs for November 2026, the National Park Service said. Renovations at the Kilauea Visitor Center are now 95 percent complete, and the hub of the park is on track to reopen in late 2026, with a refreshed, roomier interior and a new outdoor gathering place visible from Crater Rim Drive West.
Larger, modern restrooms have been relocated to the east side of the building, and visitors will have direct access to the center from the roundabout that opened in July 2025, the park said. In the weeks ahead, rangers and Hawaii Pacific Parks Association staff will move back from the temporary Welcome Center at Kilauea Military Camp, and the fully reimagined visitor center exhibits are set to debut by late 2028, with interpretive material in English and Olelo Hawaii.
On the volcano, the park said the Kilauea summit remains highly pressurized with increased seismicity, multiple short lived lava overflows and sporadic low dome fountains from the north vent. Forecasting is not possible, the park said, and some park closures are in place. Visitors are asked to check the park eruption page and Current Conditions page for alerts, safety tips and viewing areas before a visit.
For November events, all fee charging National Park Service sites will offer free admission to U.S. citizens and residents on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. Summit rainforest restoration volunteer sessions are set for November 7, 21 and 28, meeting at 8:45 a.m. at the Kilauea Visitor Center parking lot. An ukulele concert and jam session is set for November 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the Kahuku Unit Visitor Contact Station, and a living history performance on Portuguese immigration to Hawaii is set for November 21 at 11 a.m. at the same location. All events are free, park entrance fees apply, and programs are subject to change or cancellation, the park said.
(Source: U.S. National Park Service)
Source: U.S. National Park Service
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Photo: 图：夏威夷火山国家公园基拉韦厄游客中心。照片：CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Kīlauea Visitor Center, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
