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Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website. 

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues.

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 15, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 15, 2003

Kohola ocean entry is on its way

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 14, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 14, 2003

Valentines Day treat; lava below the road

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 13, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 13, 2003

Videos of lava flow advancing rather quickly across grassland

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 13, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 13, 2003

Lava very near road...and then on the road

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Volcano Watch — Monitoring Kīlauea's eruption: how close to the action is close enough?

Volcano Watch — Monitoring Kīlauea's eruption: how close to the action is close enough?

Hawai`i is often described as the ideal setting for studying active volcanic processes. After all, where else can you find a "drive in" volcano that...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 12, 2003

Lincoln's Birthday lava nears road

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 9, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 9, 2003

Cascades on Paliuli

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 8, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 8, 2003

Lava gushes down Pulama pali

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Volcano Watch — The Puhimau thermal area is gradually enlarging

Volcano Watch — The Puhimau thermal area is gradually enlarging

Little more than a mile down the Chain of Craters Road from Crater Rim Drive, a large tract of bare ground suddenly appears on the right, and curious...

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 5, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - February 5, 2003

West Highcastle's still going

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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 31, 2003

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - January 31, 2003

Hornitos and "carlitos"

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Volcano Watch — A Break From the Routine on Kīlauea

Volcano Watch — A Break From the Routine on Kīlauea

For more than twenty years, Kīlauea has been erupting almost continuously. In the early years, the eruption alternated between dramatic fountains and...

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