Volcano Watch

What's white and wet and green all over? Hint: this is a household problem that Big Island residents on rainwater catchment share with the citizens of...

Now that the 2008 Halema`uma`u eruption has ended (or is in repose), the total volume of solid material (tephra) thrown out from the new vent can be...

As we begin the New Year with Kīlauea Volcano erupting at two vents simultaneously and still going strong after its 26th anniversary on January 3, a...

This past weekend, Kohala's famed Mauna Kea Beach Hotel celebrated a "soft reopening" following repairs and renovations in the aftermath of the...

The holiday season is once more upon us, with the solstice arriving at 2:04 a.m. Hawaiian Standard Time on Sunday, December 21, and Chanukah...

How do we measure vog? Hawai`i Island and the State are getting a good dose of it so far this December. Vog is a combination of pollutants measured by...

The current volcanic activity in Halema`uma`u Crater is now Kīlauea's longest summit eruption since 1924. On November 25, 2008, it exceeded the...

For those of us who live in East Hawai`i, having an active volcano in our back yard is a part of daily life.

For the past month, Kīlauea's summit eruption has been steadily chugging along.

Ground deformation is one of the primary ways that scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)—and other volcanologists all over the world...