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Hawai‘i National Park, HI – Jan. 3, 2012 marks the 29th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing east rift zone eruption. This eruption, particularly events...

HAWAI‘I NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i — Recent research showing that Kīlauea Volcano has experienced long periods of explosive eruptions during the past 2...

HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i — During the month of January 2012, Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors are invited to participate in a number of events to...

Near-vertical view of lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u and ocean entry at West Ka‘ili‘ili.

Every December, an interesting phenomenon occurs in downtown San Francisco.

Great oaks from little acorns grow. Who would have thought that a little eruption in a small pit crater would be the seed from which a great oak of...

Small streams of lava cascading over the sea cliff, and entering the ocean.

January 2012 is just around the corner, and staff at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) are busily preparing for the many public events...

Awesome views of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō cone and crater showing the fume sources.

Active pāhoehoe, fed by a lava tube originating at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, has been migrating downslope within the Royal Gardens subdivision.