Volcano Watch

Most accounts of Captain Cook's first arrival in Hawai`i describe the Hawaiians' fascination with metal objects.

It is placid these late-summer days at Mount St. Helens, the mainland U.S. volcano that began in 2004, a sluggish, relentless eruption that lasted for...

Dr. Thomas L. Wright, former Scientist-in-Charge of HVO, spent the last two weeks in Hawai`i exchanging ideas and information with HVO scientists.

Summer is traditionally the best field season for volcanologists to conduct a variety of work on restless and active volcanoes, especially in remote...

What do 10 plastic buckets, a 1.5-inch paint brush, a small funnel, two restaurant heat lamps, and a simple weighing scale have in common? These...

Opportunities to meet and become better acquainted with new colleagues are important and valuable in all organizations.

While baseball fans nationwide at this time of year think about "trades" in terms of swapping average for exceptional ball players, we here in Hawai`i...

To most Hawai`i Island residents, the eruption of Kīlauea Volcano has been something that is happening "over there." Pele's domain might be an...

Groundwater provides most of the fresh drinking water used in Hawai`i. Thus, discoveries that increase our understanding of the groundwater stored in...

When asked by a journalist why he robbed banks, the famous 1930s bank robber Willie Sutton (no relation to HVO scientist Jeff Sutton) was reported to...