Eligibility

Eligibility for Food & Beverage, Recreational, and Select Services:

• Department of Defense (DOD) personnel by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (NWR) patronage authority. (All of the above group).
• Paying Patrons of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
• Guests of KMC or Volcanoes National Park as authorized by the director.

Patron Eligibility Information for all KMC services:

1.  Armed Forces and their Families.
   • Members on Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Cadets of Armed Forces Academies.
   • Required ID: Common Access Card.
2. Other Uniformed Services.
   • Commissioned Corps of Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
   • Required ID: DD Form 2, PHS 1866-1, or 1866-3
3. Armed Forces Retirees and their Family Members.
   • Retired from Active Duty, Reserves, and National Guard with or without pay (gray area).
   • Required ID: REAL ID, VA Card and a retirement document.
4. Others Separated from the Armed Forces and their Family Members.
   • Medal of Honor Recipients.
   • Honorably discharged veterans or honorably discharged veterans with 100 percent Service-connected disability.
   • Involuntarily separated service members under Transition Assistance Management Program.
   • Personnel separated under Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) and Special Separation Benefit (SSB) programs for two years after separation.
   • Required ID: DD Form 1173, DD Form 2765, DD Form 214, or DD Form 2.
5. Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018.
   • Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war, Veterans with service-connected disabilities, and Primary Family Caregivers of eligible Veterans.
   • Required ID: Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC) with eligibility status.
6. Former and/or Surviving Spouses and Family Members.
   • Un-remarried surviving spouses of personnel who died while on active duty or retired status.
   • Un-remarried former spouses married to military members for at least 20 years.
   • Required ID: DD Form 1173, 1173-1.
7. Other Supporters of the Department of Defense.
   • Military personnel of foreign nations and their family members assigned to U.S. DOD installations, under special circumstances and authorized by the Director.
   • U.S. employees of firms under contract to Department of Defense when authorized by the Director.
   • Other personnel on official business authorized by the Director.
   • Guests of KMC or Volcanoes National Park as authorized by the director.
   • Required ID: DD Form 1173, 2765, Official Travel Orders, Real ID or Passport and other requested documentation.
8. U.S. Department of Defense Civilians and Family Members.
   • Current and retired (APF and NAF) DoD and Coast Guard civilian employees.
   • Required ID: DOD or CG ID card, Retired ID card, with photo ID, REAL ID and retirement document.
9. Survivor Family Package Eligibility.
   • Eligible Family members of Active Duty sponsors who have passed away.
   • Required ID: DD Form 1173 with "AD" in Sponsor Service/Status and "DB" or "CH" in Relationship fields.
10. Employees and dependents of the Department of the Interior agencies operating within Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
    • Required ID: PIV Card or DOI ID Badge.
11. Current Federal employees on assignment in the park.
    • Required ID: REAL ID and assignment documentation.
12. Employees and dependents of organizations operating under Cooperative Agreements with the Service mission. These include, but are not limited to the Hawaii Natural History Association, the Volcano Art Center, and the Volcano House.
    • Required ID: Official Work ID’s from the entities listed above.
13. Education-focused groups affiliated with non-profit organizations.
    • Required ID: DOE ID and supporting KMC reservation documents.
14. Sponsored Guests of the above.
    • Required ID: Real ID or Passport, and other requested and supporting documentation.

Reservation Information: For lodging, tours, gym access, and all other services please contact our Reservation Desk at (808) 967-8333.

Please be prepared to provide your ID upon request.
***Kilauea Military Camp reserves the right to refuse service at any time and for any reason regardless of entitlement or authorization criteria.

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