On Kilauea’s east rift zone, surface lava flows were active in the upper part of the flow field, about 4.5–6 km (3–4 miles) southeast of Pu‘u ‘O‘o, over the past week. Aerial video footage of the active flow.
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Posted on 12:50 pm, Thursday, February 9, 2012.
On Kilauea’s east rift zone, surface lava flows were active in the upper part of the flow field, about 4.5–6 km (3–4 miles) southeast of Pu‘u ‘O‘o, over the past week. Aerial video footage of the active flow.
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Posted on 12:34 pm, Thursday, February 9, 2012.
USGS/HVO recently honored Hawaii Island students who created winning posters celebrating the observatory’s 100th anniversary.
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Posted on 9:43 pm, Friday, February 3, 2012.
Held in celebration of HVO’s 100th anniversary, the open house featured more than 40 exhibits about Hawai‘i’s volcanoes and how they are monitored.
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Posted on 11:58 pm, Thursday, January 26, 2012.
A recent video shows vigorous spattering can be seen along the south margin of the Halemaumau lava lake.
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Posted on 10:51 pm, Thursday, January 19, 2012.
A lava lake present within the Halemaumau Overlook vent during the past week resulted in night-time glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook.
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Posted on 9:48 pm, Thursday, January 19, 2012.
In the 8 years Eaton was at HVO, he reinvigorated seismic and geodetic monitoring and, for his efforts, was able to propose the first comprehensive model for Kilauea’s eruption mechanism.
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Posted on 6:05 pm, Thursday, January 12, 2012.
Thomas Jaggar stepped off the steamer “Mauna Kea” in Hilo on Wednesday morning, January 17, 1912, and, by noon, was at the Volcano House hotel on the northeast rim of Kilauea Caldera.
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Posted on 4:03 pm, Thursday, January 12, 2012.
A lava lake present within the Halemaumau Overlook vent during the past week resulted in night-time glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook.
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Posted on 11:53 pm, Friday, January 6, 2012.
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Posted on 5:38 pm, Thursday, January 5, 2012.
A lava lake present within the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent during the past week resulted in night-time glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook.
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Posted on 2:07 am, Friday, December 30, 2011.
HVO staff member Maurice Sako’s career has spanned nearly half of HVO’s first 100 years. On December 31, Maurice is retiring after more than 44 years of service to the Observatory.
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Posted on 1:28 am, Friday, December 30, 2011.
On Kilauea’s east rift zone, surface lava flows continued to be active on the coastal plain, entering the ocean at West Ka‘ili‘ili, within the National Park.
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