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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

Christmas Eve from Pu`u `O`o to Cookie Monster

The Volcano Watch of December 19, 2002 detailed an oceanographic cruise studying the 1877 submarine eruption of Mauna Loa in Kealakekua Bay. Only two...

Despite its notoriety as Hawai`i's youngest volcano, Lo`ihi remains a submarine mystery for most of us. This is because fieldwork there is limited to...

HVO is proud to report that Elliot T. Endo, long-time HVO associate and 1961 graduate of Hilo High School, has been named Scientist-in-Charge of the U...

Are you still trying to find that special holiday gift for the volcanologist in your life? If so, you've come to the right place. The mini-UV...

From summit to rootless shield

Lava flow from filled West Gap Pit

A stunning colored map of Hawai`i, stretching from Ni`ihau to the Big Island, has just been published. This map is different from most others, because...