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Hawai'i Volcanoes National ParkLava flows like a river out of a hardened crust.
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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Federal Laws specific to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Aug 01, 1916 An Act to establish a national park in the Territory of Hawaii (39 Stst.432)
Aug 25, 1916 An Excerpt from the Act of August 25, 1916, National Park Organic Act which establishes the National Park Service
Feb 27, 1920 An Act to authorize the governor of the Territory of Hawaii to acquire privately owned lands and rights of way within the boundaries of Hawaii National Park (41 Stat. 452)
May 01, 1922 An Act to add a certain tract of land on the island of Hawaii to the Hawaii National Park (42 Stat. 503)
Apr 11, 1928 An Act to revise the boundary of a portion of Hawaii National Park (45 Stat. 424)
Apr 18, 1930 An Act to provide for the exercise of sole and exclusive jurisdiction by the United States over the Hawaii National Park (46 Stat. 227)
Jun 20, 1938 An Act to add certain lands on the island of Hawaii to Hawaii Nationl Park
Jun 25, 1938 To amend an Act approved Apr 19, 1930 for sole and exclusive jurisdiction
Apr 21, 1948 An Act to provide that appointments of United States commissioners be made by United States district courts
Mar 18, 1959 An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union
Sep 13, 1960 An Act to change the designation of that portion of the Hawaii National Park on the island of Hawaii to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (75 Stat. 577)
Nov 10, 1978 Boundary Changes - Wilderness
Nov 13, 2000 An Act to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain Land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park


Glowing, reddish-orange lava flowing on the surface at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park  

Did You Know?
Kilauea Volcano has erupted lava almost continuously from its east rift zone since 1983. These lava flows have added over 568 acres (230 hectares) of new land to the southern shore of Kilauea and covered 8.7 miles (14 km) of highway with lava as deep as 115 feet (35 m).
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