Maui Now

Volcano Watch: Looking back at the 1959 episodic eruption of Kīlauea Iki

Kīlauea summit region shook for 5 hours Nov. 14 that year as magma made a path to the surface. The eruption began at 8:08 p.m ...
Maui Now

Volcano Watch — ‘It’s a twister! Or is it?’ unraveling Kīlauea’s volcanic whirlwinds

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Often spotted by onlookers in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Volcano Watch: Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou: A round-up of fireworks from Kilauea’s fountains

Since December 23, 2024, the north and south vents within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, within Kaluapele (the summit caldera), have ...
West Hawaii Today

Volcano Watch: The USGS review process: Checking and verifying our information

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, the science agency of the U.S. Department of Interior. Our job is to obtain and share science-based information about the ...