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Water pond in Halema‘uma‘u continues to grow

February 28, 2020, marks the 65th anniversary of Kīlauea Volcano's 1955 lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption. In recognition of this historic event...

The origin(s) of volcanic ash deposits on the Island of Hawai‘i have been an enigma, especially those found on and between Kīlauea and Mauna Loa. We...

Portulaca sclerocarpa (also known as ‘Ihi mākole) is a critically endangered small succulent plant in the purslane family (Portulacaceae). It only...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.2 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano's south flank on...

Halema‘uma‘u crater lake on January 31

Routine overflight of Kīlauea's East Rift Zone

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

HVO collaborates in conducting fieldwork on Kīlauea

The Halema‘uma‘u crater lake at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano is on everyone's mind at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).