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Both volcanoes and landslides are important for landscape evolution in Hawaii and worldwide. In Washington State, an old legend makes the connection...

61g flow is active at the Kamokuna ocean entry and at the base of the pali

A new structure allows for a more efficient and consistent website, with simplified maintenance that leads to fewer broken links.

 

This week's Volcano Watch was written by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Don Swanson, who worked on Mount St. Helens before and after the...

Lava delta at Kamokuna ocean entry is rebuilding

With funding from USGS data rescue initiatives, HVO scanned seismograms from a number of significant earthquakes and seismic sequences. Since last...

Kamokuna lava delta: collapse on May 3 and how it looked today

Delta at the Kamokuna ocean entry slowly growing

On June 13, 1950, Honolulu was suddenly blanketed by the thickest haze seen since recordkeeping began there in 1906.

Ben Gaddis was recently honored by the U.S. Geological Survey for his many years of service as HVO's volunteer photo archivist.