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Some people think history is dull. Well, brace yourself. The past 1,000 years at Kīlauea have been anything but dull, providing an exciting, at times...

High lava stands at Halema‘uma‘u.

Continued activity on coastal plain and lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Recent contributions of our Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Volcano Watch column have presented very interesting observations from Kīlauea.

Slowly advancing flows on the coastal plain.

Flows continue to be active on the coastal plain.

It's been nearly a year since Volcano Watch last focused on chemical studies of Kīlauea's lava. Well, you can rest assured that our petrologist has...

As alert volcano watchers are no doubt aware, recent activity at Kīlauea has been to "DI" for. Repeated deflation-inflation, or DI, events are...

Breakouts on the coastal plain.

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.9 earthquakelocated beneath the Island of Hawai‘i on Saturday...