Kilauea Visitor Center at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will be closed for termite treatment Jan. 19-20.
That includes the restrooms, lanai, administrative space and the Hawaii Pacific Parks Association.
Portable restrooms will be available for visitors in the Kilauea Visitor Center parking lot. All other restroom facilities will remain open, including Uekahuna, Kilauea Iki, Devastation Trail, Nahuku and more.
Park rangers will be available to assist visitors near the hula platform not far from the Volcano Art Center Gallery. Visitors are reminded to keep everyone safe by maintaining social distance and to wear a mask.
The Hawaii Pacific Parks Association will set up a temporary retail area beneath a tent near park rangers, and its online store will continue to be available.
During an inspection, the park’s facilities management crew noted significant termite damage and estimated that 25% of the attic framing in the visitor center had active termite nests. If not treated, the infestation will cause structural damage to the historic building and the park’s cultural resource collections.