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Ground deformation is one of the primary ways that scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)—and other volcanologists all over the world...

Have you ever noticed the "bathtub ring" in Halema`uma`u? Look into the crater from Jaggar Overlook—or via HVO's Halema`uma`u Webcam—and you'll see a...

As candidates spar over the current economic crisis, how it happened, and how we might recover, one thing seems clear here in Hawai`i: Kīlauea is in...

For the first time since the new vent opened in Halema‘uma‘u Crater on March 19, HVO A magnitude-4.3 earthquake was located beneath the south flank of...

"So, how far down is the lava?"

For the first time since the new vent opened in Halema‘uma‘u Crater on March 19, HVO scientists in a helicopter hovering over the crater were able to...

Many readers know that a party of warriors and their families led by Keoua was decimated by an explosive eruption (called Keonehelelei—the falling...

Though nearly all of the seismic data processing, analysis, and presentation at the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) have...

Locally, the term "vog" has become a household word, with a rash of media articles and even a respectable Wikipedia entry online. After 25 years of...

In contrast to the spectacular incandescent explosions and springtime spatter showers at the Halema`uma`u Overlook in March and April, the eruptive...