![]() The First Hawaiians
The native people who continue to call this ʻāina home, as they have for centuries ![]() Buffalo Soldiers
Between 1915 and 1917, six companies of the 25th Infantry were present in what is now Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. ![]() The Aliʻi
The royal class and traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands. ![]() The Paniolo
These Hawaiian cowboys managed livestock on the large ranches of Hawaiʻi Island, including at Kahuku ![]() Japanese Detention at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
More than 100 resident Japanese were interned at Kilauea Military Camp during World War II ![]() The CCC
In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps put millions of men to work on public lands, including in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ![]() Prince Kūhiō
As a Hawaiian congressional delegate, Kūhiō introduced the bill establishing what is now Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ![]() The Volcano School
The Volcano School generation of artists brought international attention to Hawaiʻi with dramatic artistic renditions ![]() Mark Twain at Kīlauea
In 1866, author Mark Twain journeyed to Kīlauea, then still little-known on the mainland ![]() Lt. Charles Wilkes
Leader of the first US exploring and surveying expedition to the South Seas ![]() George W.C. Jones
The proprietor of both the Volcano House hotel and the Kahuku Ranch ![]() Kenichi Maehara and Volcano Photo Studio
Kenichi Maehara was the official photographer and photo concessionaire for Hawai‘i National Park. |
Last updated: February 1, 2024