Posts by Elizabeth Fien

“My continued annual membership in FHVNP is an easy and effective way for me to help in preserving our unique Big Island environment and culture. While that alone is well worth the membership fee, with it comes the bonus of membership benefits such as unique experiential educational programs and discounts at the park’s gift shop.”

“The volunteers of Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park always have impressed us with their contributions of time and energy to the national park and promotion of activities which give people access to experience and enjoy the park.  The organization also benefits Volcano Village where we have a family home at which we hope to…

“For 30 years we have lived on the ‘Summit’ of Kilauea and restored our property’s native landscape.  During the 1980s we defended the national park for almost a decade from geothermal encroachment.  We are happy to contribute time and money to the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.  For us, it’s a no brainer.”

“Often, when I hike a trail in Hawai‘i Volcanoes, I find myself staring endlessly into a quiet crater, up into a tree trying to find that elusive ‘i‘iwi, or marveling at the shades of light created by the grand hapu‘u fern.  When I leave the park, I collect my thoughts for the day and I…

“Why are the Friends of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park important to me?  Because the national park is a unique place—the volcanoes, the landscape, the trees, the animals—there’s an interrelationship between all the different aspects.  I have really enjoyed coming to the park since I was a kid.  I can remember visiting when I was 8…