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The current volcanic activity in Halema`uma`u Crater is now Kīlauea's longest summit eruption since 1924. On November 25, 2008, it exceeded the...

For the past month, Kīlauea's summit eruption has been steadily chugging along.

Halema‘uma‘u plume captures the sun.

Halema‘uma‘u plume with the moon.

Ground deformation is one of the primary ways that scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)—and other volcanologists all over the world...

Have you ever noticed the "bathtub ring" in Halema`uma`u? Look into the crater from Jaggar Overlook—or via HVO's Halema`uma`u Webcam—and you'll see a...

As candidates spar over the current economic crisis, how it happened, and how we might recover, one thing seems clear here in Hawai`i: Kīlauea is in...

For the first time since the new vent opened in Halema‘uma‘u Crater on March 19, HVO A magnitude-4.3 earthquake was located beneath the south flank of...

"So, how far down is the lava?"

For the first time since the new vent opened in Halema‘uma‘u Crater on March 19, HVO scientists in a helicopter hovering over the crater were able to...