Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has announced its April 2022 flight operations schedule.  Management of the park requires the use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources, and to maintain back country.  Below is a detailed list of scheduled flight dates.  Dates and times are subject to change based on aircraft availability and weather.

April 11 – between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for survey and control of invasive guinea grass in the Keauhou area, between sea level and 700-ft. elevation.

April 12- between 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. for Hawaiian petrel monitoring, between 6,000- and 9000-ft. elevation. In addition, survey and control of invasive banana poka will occur in the Mauna Loa burn area, between 4,000- and 5,000-ft. elevation.

April 14- between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. for Hawaiian petrel monitoring, between 6,000 and 9,000-ft. elevation.

April 19- between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. for ungulate survey in Kahuku between 4,000- and 7,000-ft. elevation.

In addition, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory may conduct flight operations over Kīlauea and Mauna Loa to assess volcanic activity and maintain instrumentation.

Photo credit: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park