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Popular cultural phenomena come and go: Elvis Presley, Mickey Mouse, and hula hoops have all come in and out of fashion repeatedly. But for many...

With the 100th anniversary of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory fast approaching, many scientists at the observatory are thinking about how the current...

Without the dramatic flourish of recent events, lava is quietly erupting from Kīlauea's newest fissure, which opened September 21 on the east rim of...

On October 19, 2011, a magnitude-4.5 earthquake struck on the northwest flank of Mauna Kea at 2:10 p.m., HST, followed by more than 50 aftershocks...

Above Hilo’s iconic Rainbow Falls on the Wailuku River is Boiling Pots. This area, named for the many "potholes" in the river bed, churns and roils...

What a difference a century (or even a few years) can make! As noted in an earlier Volcano Watch (June 5, 2011), 1911 was a dynamic year for science...

One hundred years ago, Frank Perret, world-famous volcanologist, was watching the lava lake action in Halema‘uma‘u Crater. Honolulu businessmen and...

Skies darkened, temperatures plunged, crops failed, and disease and famine ensued. These and other strange phenomena afflicted people around the world...

Anyone watching the Webcams positioned on and around Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō in the early morning hours of Wednesday, September 21, would have seen a marked change...

Jack Sparrow, the central figure of the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie tetrology, is an intriguing and charismatic character. Real-life...