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Mauna Loa Volcano last erupted 1984. Lava flows from vents in its northeast rift zone reached within seven kilometers (four miles) of Hilo. When and...

The topics for this article are presented in response to requests from our readers. Many weeks ago, a reader called to express her appreciation for...

A house burst into flames on Thursday afternoon, April 6, when it was overrun by lava. This house, at the foot of the Royal Gardens subdivision, is...

On March 31, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park officially opened Kulanaokuaiki campground, a barrier-free facility along the Hilina Pali Road south of...

With the east rift zone eruption of Kīlauea continuing into its 18th year, much of our focus in volcano and seismic monitoring at the Hawaiian Volcano...

Which way would you drive if you lived on the on the flank of an active volcano with lava headed your way? This question is based on real-life events...

Dense glassy spatter erupted from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō in 1998

The home of over 5 million breeding seabirds, Laysan Island is an uninhabited Hawaiian atoll formed from coral deposits atop a 20 million-year-old...

An under-appreciated and poorly understood aspect of Mauna Loa's eruptive activity is the presence of explosion debris on the east and west sides of...

Large and colorful flames sometimes play from vents on Kīlauea volcano. These flames, which range from yellowish orange to greenish blue and reach as...