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The topics for this article are presented in response to requests from our readers. Many weeks ago, a reader called to express her appreciation for...

A house burst into flames on Thursday afternoon, April 6, when it was overrun by lava. This house, at the foot of the Royal Gardens subdivision, is...

On March 31, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park officially opened Kulanaokuaiki campground, a barrier-free facility along the Hilina Pali Road south of...

With the east rift zone eruption of Kīlauea continuing into its 18th year, much of our focus in volcano and seismic monitoring at the Hawaiian Volcano...

Which way would you drive if you lived on the on the flank of an active volcano with lava headed your way? This question is based on real-life events...

Dense glassy spatter erupted from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō in 1998

The home of over 5 million breeding seabirds, Laysan Island is an uninhabited Hawaiian atoll formed from coral deposits atop a 20 million-year-old...

Large and colorful flames sometimes play from vents on Kīlauea volcano. These flames, which range from yellowish orange to greenish blue and reach as...

The 1955 eruption in lower Puna, described in last week's column, was destructive. About 1,580 hectares (3,900 acres) were covered by 108 million...

Tomorrow, February 28, marks the 45th anniversary of the start of the 1955 eruption on Kīlauea's lower east rift zone. This was the first eruption of...