Exhibits from the Jaggar Museum at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park might be placed on display in Pahoa/NPS
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has entered a partnership with Mainstreet Pahoa Association and is discussing a loan of exhibit features from Jaggar Museum to a proposed visitor center site in downtown Pahoa.
One of the most treasured visitor experiences in the national park, a visit to the Jaggar Museum, may be a thing of the past. The building sustained significant structural damage after tens of thousands of earthquakes occurred from May through August. Recent assessments from National Park Service geomorphologists have determined the ledge on which the Jaggar Museum sits is “extremely unstable,” preventing future use of the building and grounds.
In June, artifacts and some exhibit features were removed from the Jaggar Museum, as the volcanic and earthquake activity increased, damaging the building and surrounding area. However, many of the exhibit features, including wall mounted panels and displays, remained salvageable. Recently, the National Park Service was approached by a 501C6 non-profit group, Mainstreet Pahoa, who requested assistance in equipping a temporary visitor center in Pahoa.
Originally installed in 1986, the Jaggar exhibits were scheduled for a complete demolition and replacement starting in 2019. The damage and instability to Jaggar, however, has halted this project. With no other viable locations to display the exhibits in the park, soon they could be on loan to Mainstreet Pahoa.
“We’re delighted to assist the Pahoa community and provide an opportunity for the public to experience the Jaggar exhibits a little longer,” said Hawai'i Volcanoes Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “This is a joint effort with the County of Hawai‘i and Island of Hawai‘i Visitors Bureau. Mainstreet Pahoa came to us with a plan, a place, and a specific request that we are able to accommodate with no cost to the park, and it helps serves one of our park communities.”
Until it was destroyed by lava flows in 1989, the park had an entrance and visitor center serving the lower Puna community. Additional evaluation and planning are underway to determine a future volcanology museum experience in the park. It will likely take years and new funding for a new facility replacing Jaggar to open. No museum artifacts are included in this loan and no National Park Service funds are being used in this project.
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