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The Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES) is celebrating its 30th anniversary of growing the next generation of aloha ʻāina...

Remember when a little puddle of green water was spotted in Halemaʻumaʻu? Time flies, because that was late July 2019—over five years ago! And because...

"Time to go"… words that none of us at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) wanted to hear.

The upper East Rift Zone (UERZ) of Kīlauea has been shaking more than normal, with nearly 1,500 earthquakes between July 22 and 25. The activity is...

Kīlauea is not erupting. Increased earthquake activity and ground deformation at Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone began at approximately 3:30 a.m. HST...

Measurement of volcanic gases is critical for both public safety and understanding volcanic activity—and everything we measure relies on the wind.

Island of Hawaiʻi residents are used to feeling the ground shake beneath them. From subtle shakes that feel like wind, to abrupt jolting that knocks...

The upper East Rift Zone (UERZ) of Kīlauea was a shaky place this past weekend. This region extends southeast from Kaluapele (Kīlauea’s summit caldera...

On May 15, 2024, our friend and colleague Ed Brown, Associate Director for Infrastructure and Facilities for the USGS Volcano Science Center (VSC)...

During the most active portion of their life cycle, called the shield stage, Hawaiian volcanoes erupt frequently and mostly produce a rock type called...