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This week, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is saying goodbye to two good friends: Jessica Johnson and Ben McLeod. Jess and Ben arrived in Hawai‘i in...

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawaii — Hawaii’s long history of destructive earthquakes and actions that residents can take to reduce injury during the next one...

Get ready! The Great Hawaii ShakeOut will "rumble" across the islands at 10:17 a.m., HST, on October 17, 2013.

Kahauale‘a 2 source vent and Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, views of Kahauale‘a 2 flow, and the Halema‘uma‘u lava lake.
 

Despite reports to the contrary, Mauna Loa is still the largest ACTIVE volcano on Earth. The volcano off the east coast of Japan, which made the news...

Two of Hawai‘i's largest historical earthquakes occurred during an intense swarm of more than 6,200 earthquakes beneath Hualālai volcano between mid...

On a clear night, as you gaze up at the myriad constellations visible in the dark skies of Hawai‘i, you can often see what looks like a small, bright...

Photo of HVO on the Jaggar Museum near the summit of Kīlauea. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and northeast spatter cone.

Small explosion at Halema‘uma‘u.

Hualālai, looming majestically above Kailua-Kona, is Hawai‘i's third most active volcano (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/2009/09_10_01...