A: Many park facilities were impacted by the seismic and eruptive events of 2018, including Jaggar Museum and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory which are not safe for occupancy. The area is being monitored and the future of the area is still to be determined.



The park’s 2016 General Management Plan cites options if Jaggar/USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory were significantly damaged, and one of the options stated: “Explore alternative locations, preferably inside the park and off the crater edge but still within Kīlauea Caldera, to maintain continuity for the historic visitor experience and scientific operations as much as possible.”