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Two pioneering volcanologists-Thomas Jaggar and Frank Perret-set up the first systematic monitoring station in Hawai`i's Kīlauea caldera in 1911. The...

East Lae`apuki lava delta and littoral explosions

"Curiouser and curiouser," said Alice after falling down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, and that's what some HVO researchers are saying about a late...

East Lae`apuki lava delta

Each year the University of Hawai`i at Hilo and the Hawaiʻian Volcano Observatory run two training courses at the Centre for the Study of Active...

Pu`u `O`o and ocean entries

Photos of a Cookie Monster hornito, the Mother's Day lava tube, and a 3-meter high lava tree cast.

Volcanic sand dunes?-don't worry, these aren't the next disaster waiting to happen. They're merely another neat feature of volcanic landscapes...

Summer in Hawaiʻi - a season for school vacations, shave ice, and Japanese bon dances. Trade winds blow most of the time, which is good news for east...

East Lae`apuki to South Wall Complex