Tag: Kilauea Military Camp (KMC)
Kilauea Military Camp and mountain cottages are open
Whether it’s the new perspective of the active Kilauea Volcano that you seek, or the serenity of a lush tropical rainforest, Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) has it all.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at KMC!
The holidays are a time of tradition for the employees of Kilauea Military Camp (KMC), in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, who have created their own tradition by decorating the front row cottages.
Kilauea Military Camp reopens, Sept. 22
As many know, Kilauea Military Camp has been closed since early May this year due to Kilauea Volcano’s summit seismic activity within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. That activity has subsided during the past few weeks, so we are now in the planning process for recovery and reopening of our facilities.
National Guard, PTA partner to carry out medevac exercise
The Hawaii National Guard’s Joint Task Force 5-0, working in cooperation with Hilo Medical Center and an active Army aviation unit currently at Pohukuloa Training Area, conducted a medical evacuation training exercise, here, June 6, ultimately to test procedures and ensure smooth military-civilian interface in the event an actual aerial medical evacuation using military helicopters as a result of the eruption and subsequent lava flows in Hawaii County.
New exhibit remembers internment at KMC
U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono joined the superintendent of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Cindy Orlando, to dedicate a new exhibit recounting the internment of Japanese Americans at the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) during World War II.
Army announces annual environmental award winners
The Army recently announced the winners of the Fiscal Year 2016 Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards. Five installations and three teams will receive the highest honor in the field of environmental science and sustainability conferred by the Army.
Kilauea Military Camp turns 100
“It’s what (is) not different … what hasn’t changed is the uniqueness of KMC,” Hart said. “The first buildings were all put up in 1916.
Small KMC community shows big heart on Memorial Day
The small, tight-knit community, here, in Volcano National Park, commemorated Memorial Day with an emotional ceremony that paid homage to those who died in service to the country, Monday.
Experience KMC: Big Island lodge offers exclusive stay near volcano
Steps from one of the world’s most famous volcanoes — Kilauea, and its crater, Halema‘uma‘u — Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) offers a unique, and exclusive chance for military families to stay in proximity to one of nature’s great wonders.
Kilauea light show
The lava lake within Halema‘uma‘u Crater at Kilauea, here, continues its current trend of repetitive rising and falling.
