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Episode 51 of Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea sends lava 950 feet high, ash plume 18,000 feet into sky
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (384+ words) Update: 10:58 a.m., July 15, 2026 Episode 51 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 8:30 a.m. HST on July 15 and continues as of this notice. Fountain heights are at 950 feet and effusion rates have reached a peak of…...
Precursory activity begins at KÄ«lauea; eruption window start for Episode 50 is today or tomorrow
2+ week, 5+ day ago (245+ words) Precursory activity begins at Kīlauea; eruption window start for Episode 50 is today or tomorrow Maui Now Precursory activity begins at KÄ«lauea; eruption window start for Episode 50 is today or tomorrow The summit eruption in HalemaÊ»umaÊ»u has resumed…...
KÄ«lauea episode 49 ends after nearly eight hours of lava fountaining; alert level lowered
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (448+ words) UPDATE: June 14, 5:33 p.m. Episode 49 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, according to the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The eruptive phase lasted approximately 7.5 hours before activity suddenly ceased. Following the episode, scientists lowered Kīlauea’s Volcano…...
San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (508+ words) Recent research led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa scientists found tectonic stress along the San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California has reached — in some places exceeded — the highest levels seen in the past 1,000 years....
World Ocean Day celebration set for June 8
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (275+ words) Maui Ocean Center will celebrate World Ocean Day with educational and cultural activities, live music and marine naturalist presentations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 8. World Ocean Day is held each year on June 8 to “unite millions across the globe to protect…...
HVO Volcano Watch — Pele, Lono, and Hiʻiaka remind us of Nature’s power
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (299+ words) Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by HVO geologist Katie Mulliken. The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low…...
Hawaii Water Service launches feasibility study for new Kapalua Recycled Water Treatment Plant
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) Hawaii Water Service is moving forward with a feasibility study for a decentralized wastewater treatment plant in Kapalua that would produce recycled water and give the community a drought-resistant supply of irrigation water. Hawaii Water has selected Carollo Engineering Inc....
Volcano Watch — Handling the pressure: what gases trapped inside crystals tell us
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (548+ words) Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article was written by HVO post-doc researcher Heather Winslow. Once an inclusion has been trapped, the surrounding crystal…...
UPDATE: Episode 38 produces ash cloud over Puna, rare triple lava fountain; destroys 1 of 3 livestreaming webcams at Kīlauea summit | Maui Now
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1363+ words) Update at 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Episode 38 of the ongoing episodic eruption inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater in the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island has ended. The latest episode in the series that began Dec....
Volcano Watch: Discovery of massive submarine landslide near 1957 Aleutian earthquake epicenter | Maui Now
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (920+ words) “Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. As part of a growing national effort to understand seafloor hazards, scientists from the US Geological Survey Volcano Science Center…...