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In late September 2019, East Hawai‘i residents with ocean views may have noticed an unusual ship—too small for a cruise ship, too big for a fishing...

HVO staff practice Drop, Cover, and Hold during the Great Hawaii ShakeOut

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detects tens of thousands of earthquakes each year. Currently, one of the most active areas of seismicity...

New USGS video posted online:  "Water appears in Halema‘uma‘u"

Continued slow rise of water at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u

Even though Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone eruption has been over for about a year, steam continues to appear in new places or reappear in old...

Halema‘uma‘u water pond on September 25—two months and still rising

HVO measures water table at Keller Well

Another timelapse view of the summit water pond

Video of circulation in the Halema‘uma‘u water pond