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U.S. Navy, NASA release final environmental impact statement for proposed use of state lands

The U.S. Navy and NASA have released the final environmental impact statement for continued use of state lands on Kauaʻi, crucial for Pacific Missile Range Facility operations and...

Volcano Watch: Tephra time machine; exploring past of Big Island’s KÄ«lauea volcano past

Most of KÄ«lauea is covered by lava flows younger than 1,000 years old because the volcano is so frequently active, meaning there are few samples, observations or data for older...

Volcano Watch — The tephra time machine: exploring Kīlauea’s past

In July, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists visited an exposure of tephra and lava flows in the western wall of Kaluapele. The layers were exposed by the 2018 summit coll...

Volcano Watch: From aloha to talofa; Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

The observatory based on the Big Island in Hawai‘i most of the year remotely keeps an eye on American Samoa, annual visits to the U.S. territory are essential for maintaining...

Nearly 100 earthquakes shake KÄ«lauea as volcanic unrest prompts park closure

Nearly 100 earthquakes shake KД«lauea as volcanic unrest prompts park closureAlexandra MyersParts ofВ HawaiК»iВ Volcanoes National Park were closed Thursday after nearly 100В earth...

Volcano Watch: The tephra time machine — exploring Kilauea’s past

In July, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists visited an exposure of tephra and lava flows in the western wall of Kaluapele. The layers were exposed by the 2018 summit coll...

Portion of HawaiК»i Volcanoes National Park closed following 98 earthquakes overnight

Nearly 100 earthquakes were recorded in the summit area of KД«lauea overnight, the HawaiК»i Volcanoes National Park said on Thursday.

Volcano Watch: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

During a two-week trip to American Samoa in August and September, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff repaired and serviced the volcano monitoring network and conducted joint K...

Trail closures at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, summit restless

Kilauea remains under a volcano watch as scientists monitor high pressure at the summit and a recent magma intrusion within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Volcano Watch: Remembering the 1919-20 Maunaiki eruption of KÄ«lauea volcano on the Big Island

Next time you are waiting for a lava fountain to start at KÄ«lauea's summit, consider checking out the views from the top of Maunaiki and the volcanic activity of the recent past t...

Volcano Watch — USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitors American Samoa

In July 2022, earthquakes at Taʻū volcano shook the remote Manuʻa Islands of American Samoa for 6 weeks as the volcano experienced volcanic unrest; fortunately for the communi...

Iconic geologic feature collapses: HÅlei Sea Arch in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Big Island disappears int...

Exact time of the sea arch collapse is unknown; it could have occurred when the park was temporarily closed during Hurricane Nolo.

Volcano Watch: Where did the September fissure vent lava at KÄ«lauea’s summit come from?

The combination of deformation and geochemical datasets show the new fissure vents were the same magma source we have seen in previous fountaining episodes at the summit of the Big...

More Than 200 Earthquakes Prompt Kīlauea Trail Closures in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Magnitude-4.0 earthquake south of PДЃhala, Island of HawaiК»i

On Sunday, Sept. 13, 8 a.m. HST, a magnitude-4.0 earthquake occurred 2 miles south of PДЃhala on the Island of HawaiК»i at a depth of 8 miles below sea level. The earthquake had no...

Uncertainty at Kīlauea summit prompts safety closures at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is temporarily closing Halemaʻumaʻu Trail and part of Byron Ledge Trail by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7 because of continued inflation and increas...

Off the news: Geothermal plant heats up with new wells

The Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) facility on Hawaii island is scheduled to start work this month on its Repower Project — drilling two new wells and restoring two existing wells d...

Aloha Friday Photo: The Mars-like landscape of Haleakala Summit

Mahalo to Kim Fischer-Ruthrauff from California for sharing this interesting Aloha Friday Photo. Kim’s shot is from the summit of Haleakala on the island of Maui. Though dormant no...

Progress on Isaac Hale park in lower Puna

Eight years after lava flows from Kilauea’s 2018 eruption ran through parts of Isaac Kepo‘okalani Hale Beach Park in lower Puna, Hawaii County is moving forward with plans to resto...

HaleakalÄ National Park announces new exhibits in Summit Visitor Center

HaleakalÄ National Park welcomes residents and visitors to explore new exhibits in both Hawaiian and English at the HaleakalÄ Visitor Center, located in the Summit district at 9,74...

Earthquake at magnitude-4.0 located south of PÄhala rumbles Big Island

More than 56 "Felt Reports" were sent to the U.S. Geological Survey within the first half-hour following the quake; the farthest away coming from Honolulu, but it was mostly report...

Pacific Missile Range Facility now accepting applications for Guest Pass Program

Eligible individuals can submit applications for guest pass access to the facility's select recreational sites and beach access.

All state parks on Kauaʻi will remain closed for foreseeable future due to Hurricane Lowell damage

The public is urged to avoid KÅke‘e State Park and KÅke‘e Road, where many catastrophic, unmitigated hazards exist throughout the landscape.

North Korea’s nuclear tests have turned this mountain into an earthquake hot spot

Seismic activity has increased markedly at Mount Mantap, also known as Mantapsan, since the last test blast there in 2017