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Kīlauea’s 19th eruption ended early Friday after nearly 8 hours, sending lava from the north vent across half of Halemaʻumaʻu ...
Episode 19 of Kīlauea’s ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu crater eruption began at about 9:28 p.m. on Thursday with lava fountains from ...
A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes ...
As people from around the world are captivated by episodic lava fountaining during the ongoing Kilauea eruption in Halema‘uma ...
Lava fountains from a fissure in the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa during the 2022 eruption. It was the first time in 38 ...
Although it may feel like it happened in an instant, the formation of the Island of Hawaii’s youngest black sand beach did not happen overnight. This week we explore how the beach at Pohoiki, near the ...
Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
USGS In a story released last month, USGS staff at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory suggested that "(W)hile an eruption of Mauna Loa is not imminent, now is the time to revisit personal eruption plans ...
“That’s good news for us,” Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth ... For many Native Hawaiians, an eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep yet very personal cultural significance.
An ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ... The largest of the state’s six active volcanoes is Mauna Loa, which is also on the Big Island and erupted ...