CSAV International participants visited Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to observe the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake

On June 7, 2023, the first day of Kīlauea’s most recent eruption, CSAV International participants visited Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park to observe the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake. These participants are scientists and technicians who work at volcano observatories in the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, Chile, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. CSAV training is a product of the partnership between the University of Hawai‘i and the USGS. CSAV training in Hawai’i emphasizes volcano monitoring methods, both data collection and interpretation, in use by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). UH Hilo photo.