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April 14, 2026 — HVO field engineer climbs tower

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On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, USGS-Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers with tower-climbing certifications ascended the cell tower within Hawaiʻi Volcano National Park. Their mission was to replace a point-to-point radio that had been water damaged during the recent storms, resulting in the loss of multiple volcano monitoring data streams since Saturday, April 11, 2026. USGS photo by M. Warren. 

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