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One of the most fascinating things about living on, or visiting, the Big Island is our proximity to active volcanoes and the wide variety of...

Collapse and refilling of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

In the mid-19th century, Kona chief Kanuha told French explorer Jules Remy the story of Keli`ikuku, an ancient high chief of Puna.

A new geologic map of the State of Hawai`i became publicly available this week. The publication is free online as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File...

A magnitude-4.7 earthquake was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on May 24, 2007 at 9:13 a.m. HST.

Several Volcano Watch articles during the past few years described Kīlauea's explosive eruptions, their surprising frequency, and the large size of...

A prominent lava delta on the south shore of Kīlauea Volcano partially collapsed into the sea between about 2:45 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. on May 10...

Several weeks ago, we reported on the anticipated Kīlauea slow earthquake - a very interesting and recently recognized component of our volcano's...

After the jolting wake-up call of October 15, 2006, most of us in the islands gained first-hand experience with what a large earthquake feels like.

The U.S. Exploring Expedition returned to Kīlauea last week, in the form of a riveting "After Dark in the Park" program delivered by Herman Viola of...