#Kilauea

The state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation awarded a $9.2 million contract to dredge Pohoiki Bay to Goodfellows Bros., the lowest bidder on the project.

The Big Island is “such a dynamic environment that I think we take for granted because most places on Earth don’t have those dramatic changes,” said Steve Lundblad, geology professor at UH-Hilo.

While old-fashioned eyes and a notebook are used when field teams are near a volcano, modern volcano observatories also use rapidly collected data and computers to support monitoring. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory computers are ‘trained’ to look for activity and send alerts when a volcano is changing or becoming active.

Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawaiʻi. Interweaving cultural knowledge with scientific disciplines can provide a more complete understanding of past events, including the largest known lava flow eruption of Kīlauea.

Geologic maps are not an exact depictions of the Earth’s surface. Instead, they display a generalization of interested units and features in correspondence with the scale of a map.

Borehole tiltmeters have been used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) since the early 1970s and have since become an essential part of HVO’s volcano monitoring program.

While there were several summit eruptions at Kīlauea during the decade, including one that lasted more than 8 months, eruptions along the East Rift Zone — mainly in the upper and middle portions — were much more frequent.

Management of the park requires the use of aircraft to monitor and research volcanic activity, conduct search-and-rescue missions and law enforcement operations, support management of natural and cultural resources and maintain backcountry facilities.

Eruption that started Sunday night now paused after covering more than 156 acres of Nāpau Crater and areas to the west.

This eruption signals a significant and fascinating change in activity at Kīlauea.

The eruption of Kīlauea near Nāpau Crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues, with lava currently cascading into Nāpau Crater on the northwest rim, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Webcam and GOES satellite thermal imagery show that eruptive activity within Nāpau Crater, which had been waning throughout the day, has likely ceased while eruptive […]

The eruption at Nāpau Crater continues and serious hazards still exist.

The current lava flow at the middle of the eastern rift zone could create hazards for visitors such as cracks and toxic fumes.

The eruption is located on a remote section of the middle East Rift Zone in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Some programs are sponsored by the National Parks Arts Foundation, Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association.

The images taken over a century ago helped document the activity people were viewing in that era. Today, technology allows us to monitor beyond the capabilities of the human eye.

While Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have worked well together responding to volcanic unrest and eruptions for decades, the new interagency plan puts their practices down on paper.

Areas accessed by Chain of Craters Road, Hilina Pali Road, and Kulanaokuaiki Campground are now open to vehicle traffic. Backcountry sites have reopened as well.

Seismic activity at Kīlauea’s upper East Rift Zone is still elevated but has continued at a decreased rate.

The location, depth and waveforms recorded as part of today’s earthquake are consistent with slip along faults related to the south flank detachment fault. Aftershocks are possible in the coming days to weeks.