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Lava erupting from the active vent on the east flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has not entered the ocean or reached the Kamokuna lava delta during the past month...

Recent collapses into Kīlauea's summit lava lake

Where do we stand today with big-picture knowledge of Kīlauea and Mauna Loa acquired in the past few decades?

Clear views at Kīlauea's summit and East Rift Zone eruptions

January 2018 is Hawai‘i Island's 9th annual Volcano Awareness Month. 

61g breakouts on coastal plain

A new HVO webcam provides improved views of Mauna Loa's summit caldera, Moku‘āweoweo, from the northwest rim. 

A widely-held belief is that Thomas Jaggar, founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, was able to stop a Mauna Loa lava flow in 1935. But is it...

If you follow Kīlauea Volcano's ongoing East Rift Zone eruption, you are likely aware that when lava enters the ocean, it often forms new land. But...

January 2018 is the 9th annual "Volcano Awareness Month" on the Island of HAWAII.