Which National Park Service park contains Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes?

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park contains Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

The park lies on Hawaiʻi Island and protects volcanic landscapes extending from sea level to the summit of Mauna Loa. Kīlauea and Mauna Loa are its two major volcanoes, although their activity and hazards differ over time.

Kīlauea has repeatedly reshaped the park through lava flows, summit eruptions, earthquakes, and collapses. The volcano’s summit caldera contains Halemaʻumaʻu, a crater that has often been associated with visible volcanic activity.

The park was created in 1916 as Hawaiʻi National Park, before Hawaiʻi became a U.S. state. In 1961, the Hawaii and Haleakalā sections were separated, and the former became Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.