Volcano Watch

I answered the phone last week to a perplexed voice asking, "The paper says Pu`u `O`o is erupting but there aren't any lava flows. How can it be...

What will the next eruption of Hualālai be like? The first step in answering that question is to find out what the last several eruptions were like...

Dr. Thomas L . Wright, HVO's Scientist-in-Charge from 1984 to 1991, returned to the Big Island for a short visit last week to conduct studies of the...

If you've ever watched videos of the current eruption, you've seen geologists throwing hammer-headed cables into the lava tube to snag a glob of lava...

Sinners or not, many of us living on the island of Hawai`i over the past decade feel that, although we cherish the volcanoes, the smell of sulfur gas...

The Island of Hawai`i is the fastest-growing region in the State of Hawai`i, with over 100,000 residents and a population that continues to grow at a...

Kīlauea Volcano continues to be in a state of repose with no eruptive activity since January 31. Although no molten rock can be seen on the surface of...

Pu`u `O`o was alive and well on Wednesday, January 29, with acrid fumes drifting across the landscape and an active pond glowing red at night. The...

Most visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park have driven down the Chain of Craters Road to the coast and observed the high south-facing pali that...

Episode 54 of the Pu'u 'O'o-Kupaianaha eruption began early in the morning of Thursday, January 30, and manifested itself in a number of different way...