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The Kīlauea Photo and Video Chronology features photographs and videos from field investigations plus webcam imagery of notable events. The Jan. 6...

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — When a Hawaiian volcano erupts, who's watching out for you? This question will be addressed in a presentation at the...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawai‘i — Take a guided hike to Mauna Ulu, and learn how the dramatic volcanic landscape was created more than 40 years...

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i — An explosive eruption that killed more than 80, and possibly several hundred, people on Kīlauea Volcano's slopes 220...

Shortly after dark on December 16, 1919, a bright meteor streaked over Kīlauea like a fireball and exploded southwest of the summit. The concussion—a...

The lava lake deep within Kīlauea's currently active summit vent is known for being a bit capricious.

Many people visit the Footprints Area on the southwest rift zone of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. If lucky, they find human footprints indenting a...

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m., H.S.T., on Tuesday, November 23, and was located between Makena, Maui, and Kaho‘olawe at an...

The Puhi-o-Kalaikini lava delta in Kalapana abruptly shed its western edge last week—no injuries or deaths this time. The Puhi-o-Kalaikini lava delta...

Hawai‘i is the quintessential "hotspot." The geologic definition of a "hotspot" is that region of the Earth beneath an area that has experienced high...