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Hawai‘i ISLAND, Hawai‘i — The story of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, is the topic of an “After...

Hawai‘i ISLAND, Hawai‘i – The current status of Hawai‘i Island's active volcanoes and how they are monitored will be the topic of a Volcano Awareness...

After almost three years of preparing and fund raising, Thomas A. Jaggar, Jr., arrived at the rim of Kīlauea on January 17, 1912, and began a...

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i – Matt Patrick, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will present two talks about...

As many are undoubtedly aware, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) marks the Centennial of its founding in January 2012 (see http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov...

Hawai‘i National Park, HI – Jan. 3, 2012 marks the 29th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing east rift zone eruption. This eruption, particularly events...

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i — Recent research showing that Kīlauea Volcano has experienced long periods of explosive eruptions during the past 2...

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — During the month of January 2012, Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors are invited to participate in a number of events to...

Near-vertical view of lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u and ocean entry at West Ka‘ili‘ili.

Every December, an interesting phenomenon occurs in downtown San Francisco.