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“How long will it last?” is one of the most challenging questions asked about a volcanic eruption, including Kīlauea Volcano’s current lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption.

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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Monday announced that new operating hours for visitation will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily until further notice. In addition, KÄ«lauea Visitor Center (KVC) has resumed normal operating hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Jaggar Museum has resumed normal operating hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The […]

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirms the eruption in Leilani continues. Two new fissures have emerged south of Malama Street emitting lava and gas. A community meeting will be held tonight at Pāhoa High School Cafeteria at 5:30 p.m.

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Bank of Hawaii has initiated several financial assistance programs to help those affected by the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on Hawaii Island. “During this emergency, the last thing Hawaii Island residents should have to worry about is a lack of funds for basic needs,” said Peter Ho, chairman, CEO, and president of Bank of Hawaii. […]

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirms no new outbreaks have emerged and the fissures continue to emit hazardous fumes in Leilani Subdivision at this time. It is confirmed that at this time, 5 homes have been destroyed.

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Gov. David Ige traveled to Hawai‘i Island on Friday for briefings with Mayor Harry Kim and the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense, and to check on evacuated residents from the Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens subdivisions.

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Hawaiian Airlines is waiving reservation change fees for guests holding tickets for travel to and from Hilo (ITO) and Kona (KOA) through May 4 due to the KÄ«lauea Volcano eruption. Guests will be permitted a one-time reservation change with waiver of change fee provided that…

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March 25 is the 30th anniversary of the most recent eruption of Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa has erupted 33 times since 1843, an average rate of 1 eruption every 5 years.

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March 5, 2013, marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Kamoamoa fissure eruption on Kilauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone.

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This week’s focus is on the 1984 eruption of Mauna Loa. The eruption began at about 1:30 a.m., HST, on March 25, 1984, after only a few hours of precursory seismic activity.

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It seems that Kilauea has also been making plans about what to do as summer unofficially begins. This “planning” process has the staff of HVO watching with keen interest, especially during the last several months.

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Who would have thought that a little eruption in a small pit crater would be the seed from which a great oak of research grew at Kilauea?

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Officials at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park reopened Chain of Craters Road at 4 p.m. today, after a 24-hour closure resulting from new eruptive activity at Kīlauea volcano’s Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater.

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HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice Volcano: Kilauea (CAVW #1302-01-) Current Volcano Alert Level: WARNING Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE Previous Aviation Color Code: RED Issued: Monday, March 7, 2011, 6:13 PM HST (20110308/0413Z) Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m) Area: HI Hawaii […]

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