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LETTER: Island-Wide Fiber-Optic Lines Needed
“Hawaiian Telcom’s main fiber-optic trunk cable for West Hawaii was damaged three times over the past year (twice in the same week).”
VOLCANO WATCH: Kauahikaua Steps Aside
In this week’s Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory looks at work done by Jim Kauahikaua, who will step aside from his role as Scientist-in-Charge.
LETTER: Kaloko-Honokōhau National Park’s Invasive Species Problem
“This week we call attention to the negative impacts caused by invasive species on Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources through the 3rd Annual Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Week.”
VOLCANO WATCH: The Other Side of The World
In this week’s Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory takes a look at the recent eruption of Piton de la Fournaise.
VOLCANO WATCH: Ten Years with Mike Poland
In this week’s Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory celebrates Mike Poland as he prepares to return to the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory after 10 years.
LETTER: Time Has Passed for Kawaihae Bypass
“I don’t think its prudent to commit this much federal highway funds to one project, especially when there is other highway projects statewide in dire need of funding.”
VOLCANO WATCH: All Angles of June 27 Lava FLow
In this weeks Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory takes a look at all angles of the June 27 lava flow.
VOLCANO WATCH: New Scientist
In this week’s Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes its newest scientist, Ingrid Johanson.
VOLCANO WATCH: Boots on the Ground, Eyes in the Sky
In this week’s Volcano Watch, HVO discusses how scientists track lava flow activity from the air and from the ground.
VOLCANO WATCH: Satellites
In this week’s Volcano Watch, HVO explains how modern technology, emphasizing on satellite imagery, aids in mapping and understanding lava flows.
VOLCANO WATCH: Communicating Information
In this week’s Volcano Watch, the HVO describes how communication techniques with the media and the public have evolved over the last 25 years.
VOLCANO WATCH: Plumbing the Depths of Puʻu ʻŌʻō
The current eruption of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō along Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone reaches its 32nd anniversary on Jan. 3.
VOLCANO WATCH: Understanding Lava Flow Diversion
“Dialogue about how to cope with Kīlauea’s June 27 flow is healthy and important, but should be done in full awareness of how lava flows in Hawaiʻi work.”
LETTER: Call for Federal Intervention to Divert Lava Flow
“The fact that nothing has been done in the past to divert the lava is not a reason that we should not now solve this problem by attempting anything within our mental and technological abilities.”
VOLCANO WATCH: January Marks ‘Volcano Awareness Month’
Volcano Awareness Month was first proclaimed by Mayor Billy Kenoi in 2010.
VOLCANO WATCH: Revisiting Kalapana
This week’s Volcano Watch shows how certain aspects of the Kalapana lava flow shed some light onto the current June 27 lava flow.
VOLCANO WATCH: ‘Moody’ Kīlauea Volcano
Scientists from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory describe how the same volcano can act in very different ways.
VOLCANO WATCH: Forecasting Future of June 27 Lava Flow
With the front of the June 27 Kilauea lava flow remaining stalled, scientists from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory look ahead to the future of the current flow.
LETTER: Transparency Needed in Gov. Ige’s DOT Leadership
“The HDOT needs strong leadership to push several stalled projects, such as the Queen Kaahumanu Highway widening phase 2 and the final east side Daniel K. Inouye Highway phase, forward.”
VOLCANO WATCH – Understanding the June 27 Kīlauea Lava Flow
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists explain why the June 27 Kilauea lava flow could last for years.
