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A moderate earthquake of magnitude-5.2 was recorded by the seismographic network at the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on Friday...

Each of us has our own mental image of a volcano. For some, it may be a lofty, snow-capped peak like Mt. Rainier. For others, the horizon-dominating...

Ocean entries and Pu`u `O`o

Lava flows spilling into the sea on the south coast of Kīlauea Volcano for the past several months have added nearly 30 acres of new land to Hawai`i...

East Lae`apuki and Pu`u `O`o

The Hawaiʻian word "kipuka" refers to a variation or a change in form. Forest kipuka are formed when a continuous forested habitat on the slope of an...

Paliuli and lava inside flow

The HVO staff mourn the loss of one of our extended family. Dr. Robert (Bob) Decker, Scientist-in-Charge from 1979-1984, died at home in Mariposa...

Lava on the surface

When your professional gene pool is sufficiently small, as it tends to be in volcanology, you sometimes go a great distance to explore different ideas...