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__Park Profile:__** The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is located in Hilo, Hawaii, southwest of the U.S. in the Pacific Ocean. One of the most popular sites in the park would be the volcanoes. The Crater Rim Drive is a common attraction that allows visitors to drive the rim of the Kilauea volcano this is very popular, especially for visitors without a lot of time, total estimated time to go all the way around is between an hour and three hours. The climate is usually unpredictable, in the park during the winter temperatures range from around 50 ° to 65 ° but the summit of the volcanoes have temperature 12 to 15 degrees below that. This beautiful park welcomes about 2.5 million guests per year onto its 230,000 acres of wildlife. The park was established in 1916. This park was established to preserve and display an island that was created right out of the sea and is now able to support life. The first humans on the islands of Hawaii were Polynesians, who landed with only the essentials over 1,600 years ago. Today the natural attraction is open to and protected from the public.
 * Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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__**Environmental Issues:**__ The weather in the park is relatively warm but the climate is highly unpredictable. Rain is common, be prepared if you are planning on participating in outdoor activities. getting out into the fresh air is a big part of exploring the wildlife. the park's [|air quality] is constantly being monotored from two different places in the park.Fire ecology is sometimes used in the environment to keep wildlife in check. It has become a method to "fire-proofing nature". Among some of the plants that inhabit the island there are about twenty three different types of vegitation on the island and many species of animals, several endangered.


 * __[|Activities]__**
 * Bike tours
 * Eco tours
 * Hiking
 * Volcano tours ([|**Crater Rim Drive**])
 * Big Island air tour
 * Helicopter tours
 * Lava viewing
 * Camping