(BIVN) – The renovation of the Kīlauea Visitor Center in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is nearly complete and on track to reopen before the end of the year.
The National Park Service provided an update on the project, reporting work is 95% finished. The facility should reopen in late 2026.
“Visitors will immediately notice the transformation: a refreshed, roomier interior and the adjacent new hālau (a spacious outdoor gathering place) is now easily visible from Crater Rim Drive West,” a National Park Service news release stated.
From the NPS:
Visitors can also look forward to larger, modern restrooms relocated to the east side of the building, plus convenient direct access to KVC from the roundabout that opened in July 2025. In the weeks ahead, park rangers and the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association staff will transition from the temporary Welcome Center at Kilauea Military Camp back to the renovated KVC.
Some familiar exhibits may make a return while new interpretive experiences are being designed and fabricated in both English and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. Wayfinding exhibits for the hālau are slated for installation in Fall 2027 and the fully reimagined KVC exhibits will debut by late 2028.
