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Visitors and residents of the Big Island's "gold" or Kona coast enjoy beautiful beaches, great snorkeling and lovely sunsets. Early risers may also...

Kīlauea's ongoing east rift zone eruption continues, and lava enthusiasts are being treated with renewed opportunity to view the flows, subject to the...

History is sometimes altered by events so insignificant that they pass without notice when they occur. Let's follow the chain of events that placed an...

Many readers have visited the overlook in front of the Jaggar Museum, next door to HVO, and those of you who haven't should do so some time. A grand...

Sunrise and boat watch ocean entries

Lava flowing from Kīlauea's ongoing eruption finally made its way to the ocean once again a couple of weeks ago. And for the first time in nearly a...

In the next 10 days, HVO loses two of its most dynamic research scientists. Peter Cervelli transfers to the Alaska Volcano Observatory in Anchorage...

Hawaiians had several stories about how their islands were formed. One version has Papa and Wakea mating and giving birth to the islands. The Big...

Every day at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, we scan incoming data from field instruments that will warn of new volcanic activity on the island...

Colossal natural disasters have been fodder for Hollywood movies long enough that we can recognize the basic recipe. A pinch of fact, a fistful of...