Volcano Watch

It's been nearly a year since Volcano Watch last focused on chemical studies of Kīlauea's lava. Well, you can rest assured that our petrologist has...

As alert volcano watchers are no doubt aware, recent activity at Kīlauea has been to "DI" for. Repeated deflation-inflation, or DI, events are...

Many here on the Big Island and around the world enjoy tracking volcanic activity in Hawai‘i through the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Website. The...

If you follow HVO's daily updates on Kīlauea's east rift zone eruption, you are likely aware that the few remaining kipuka in the Royal Gardens...

Recently the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) launched Volcweb, an interactive portal for exploring earthquake information on the Hawaiian Islands...

This question stems from the earthquake swarm that occurred near Nāmakanipaio Campground along the north end of the Ka‘ōiki Pali on February 22-24...

Currently, in Hawai‘i, we find ourselves in the middle of ho‘oilo, or the wet season. While we all enjoy the dry season, known as kau, ho‘oilo is, in...

Last fall, residents of Kalaupapa settlement on the Island of Moloka‘i began reporting unusual sulfurous odors coming from the direction of Kauhakō...

The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory recently honored Hawai‘i Island students who created winning posters celebrating the...

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