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If Pu`u `O`o were human, it would make a great baseball pitcher. It throws blazing fastballs, slow change-ups, and sharp curveballs that leave the...

New vent at southeast base of Pu`u `O`o.

Full crater and East Pond Vent.

Since the beginning of the New Year, much attention has been focused on Earth's celestial neighbor, the planet Mars. Though the main goal of the...

Clear views at and near Pu`u `O`o

Lava flows stopped pouring into the sea on the south shoreline of Kīlauea 6 months ago. Few imagined that it would mark the beginning of a progressive...

Changes around Pu`u `O`o

A murky New Year's Eve on the upper flow field

Arnold Okamura retired on January 3 after more than 42 years with the U.S. Geological Survey, 39 at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. His tenure at...

View of Pu`u `O`o from Pu`u Huluhulu