Hawai'i Volcano Blog
VOLCANO UPDATE: Lava Tube Collapses
On July 21, 2016, a Paradise Helicopter fly-over revealed a “huge pali collapse.”
VOLCANO WATCH: Kīlauea Offers Premier Viewing
A new vent opened on the eastern flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and is now sending lava down the south flank of Kīlauea for the first time since 2013.
VIDEO: Lava Continues Trek Toward Ocean
The 61G lava flow, as it’s called, remains active, extending southeast of Puʻu ʻŌʻō towards the coastal plain on Kīlauea’s south flank remains active.
VOLCANO WATCH: Freddy Fungus and Annie Alga Versus the Volcano
On Hawai‘i Island, lichens are important colonists of young lava flows, particularly `ā`ā lava.
VOLCANO WATCH: Kīlauea’s Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Flow Advances to Ocean
A new flow from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō is moving to the southeast along the boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and could eventually reach the ocean.
VOLCANO WATCH: Kīlauea’s Gravity Changes
Measurements of gravity change have been conducted at Kīlauea, revealing that there are void spaces beneath the volcano’s surface.
VOLCANO UPDATE: Lava Advances Over Pulama Pali
Eruptions continue at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit and East Rift Zone, and the active lava flow southeast of Puʻu ʻŌʻō continues to advance and spread.
VOLCANO WATCH: A Snapshot of Kīlauea’s Eruptive History
In 1823, English Rev. William Ellis provided the first European descriptions of active, or recently active, eruptions at Kīlauea.
VOLCANO WATCH: Past Eruptions Stopped Traffic… and More
During the past 148 years, Mauna Loa Southwest Rift Zone eruptions have sent massive lava flows across Hawai‘i Island’s main road in 1868, 1887, 1907, 1919, 1926 and 1950.
VOLCANO WATCH: Kīlauea Volcano’s New Lava Flows
Early on May 24, HVO scientists were alerted that a tiltmeter on the Puʻu ʻŌʻō cone on Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone had detected rapid change.
