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For the past six weeks, lava erupting from a fissure east of Pu`u `O`o has been flowing on the surface through an open channel and feeding a series of...

On an active volcano like Kīlauea, it's easy to point to the youngest volcanic features. Although the specific lava flow or vent may change daily, its...

Early Wednesday morning, as most island residents slept peacefully in the knowledge that we were to be spared by hurricane Flossie, some of us were...

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-4.4 earthquakelocated beneath Kīlauea volcano's south flank on...

A magnitude-5.4 earthquake was located beneath the south flank of Kīlauea Volcano by the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on...

If you've been keeping up with the on-line eruption updates from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, then you know that there's something peculiar that...

For the Harry Potter fans of the world, the stroke of midnight on July 21 was a momentous event. The final episode of J.K. Rowling's tale centered on...

For the first time since February 7, 1992, lava is erupting east of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater. Just before midnight, activity at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater slowed down...

Volcano watchers, like recent movie-goers, are enjoying another summer sequel. Amidst new renditions of popular flicks like Spiderman, Pirates, Harry...

Refilling of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.