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| May 4, 2018 | Hawaii is still open for business, tourism officials say | JAMM AQUINO / HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER
Amedeo Markoff, owner of Puna Gallery and Gift Emporium, talks on a cell phone outside his shop in Puna, Hawaii island. As lava and earthquakes continue, more and more residents in the Puna district ar... |
| Jan 4, 2017 | New vantage point set up at lava flow | COURTESY HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Eruption Crew Rangers Rob Ely and John Moraes replace white rope line marking closed coastal cliffs near Kamokuna.
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Park rangers worked Tuesday to re-establish ... |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Part of Kilauea volcano’s wall collapses again, causes explosion in lava lake | COURTESY HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
This morning, another section of the wall of Kilauea’s volcano collapsed and caused a small explosion.
For the second time in a week, a large section of a wall along Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau Crater ... |
| Oct 23, 2016 | New photos show lava explosions, ‘ribbon bomb’ | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A marking pen is shown for scale to indicate the size of a solid rock fragment hurled from the vent during the explosions Wednesday and Thursday.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Bits of molten lava an... |
| Oct 21, 2016 | New photos show lava explosions, ‘ribbon bomb’ | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A marking pen is shown for scale to indicate the size of a solid rock fragment hurled from the vent during the explosions Thursday and Wednesday.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Spatter and rock fragm... |
| Oct 18, 2016 | Lava lake overflows on Halemaumau Crater floor | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY This Oct. 3 photo shows spattering along the eastern margin of Kilauea's summit lava lake built an overhanging ledge. A few long stalactites can be seen dangling from the overhang (lower right). These sta... |
| Sep 12, 2016 | Kilauea lava lake level rising again | U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Kilauea’s summit lava lake rose to within about 16 feet of the floor of Halemaumau Crater Saturday morning, before dropping back down.
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| Sep 10, 2016 | Kilauea lava lake reaches highest level in more than a year | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
The lava lake at Kialuea’s summit reached a level of about 26 feet below the crater floor Wednesday evening.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Lava continues to flow into the sea at the Kamokuna ocean e... |
| Jul 31, 2016 | Hawaii isle farm wins $20,000 | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
A startup farm planning to grow breadfruit and cassava on Hawaii island was awarded $20,000 in seed money Saturday through an agricultural business contest sponsored by ... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | New photos, video show lava spreading on coastal plain | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A look into one of several skylights on the lava tube. The brightest area is the open lava stream.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A section of the channelized aa lava, with what appears to be a small... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | 25 of the most mind-boggling natural phenomena on Earth | An unusual lake in Canada. Justin Raycraft/Flickr
From Pele's hair to kaleidoscopic clouds, our planet is filled with unbelievable natural phenomena.
You have to be at the right place at the right time to witness many of these events.
Here ... |
| Jun 30, 2016 | New photos, video show Big Isle lava flow advancing | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
The flow front was supplied by a narrow channelized section on the steep portion of the pali Wednesday.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A mango tree is surrounded by the ‘a‘a flow Wednesday.
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| Jun 29, 2016 | Hawaii County opening viewing area as lava falls over Pulama pali | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A wider view shows the lava lake in Halemaumau Crater, looking northeast. Jaggar Museum and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are beyond the left edge of the photograph.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Spa... |
| Jun 24, 2016 | County prepares to reopen lava-viewing area as new flow nears pali | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists take measurements above a lava tube to estimate the lava flowing within the tube.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
An aerial view of a lava vent on the northeast... |
| Jun 23, 2016 | County prepares to reopen lava viewing area as new flow nears pali | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
In this Thursday photo, the current lava flow is the lighter color area along the center of the image. The flow front has advanced about a half mile from last week, at an average rate of 110 yards a day. ... |
| Jun 3, 2016 | New video, photos show lava tube forming at Kilauea | U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Puu Oo’s current crater subsided by about 33 feet in the days following the May 24 breakouts. This view, looking southeast, shows the crater on June 2. HVO webcams are perched on the edg... |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Observatory releases photos, video of new Puu Oo eruption | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A closer look at the active flow in Puu Oo crater, with a small vent in the distance throwing spatter on March 4..
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Small vents in the southern portion of Puu Oo crater ... |
| Jan 21, 2016 | New Kilauea photos show hornito, active lava pond | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Colorful sulfur deposits formed recently around one of the cracks on the floor of Puu Oo Crater.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist collects spatter deposited aro... |
| Dec 13, 2015 | New volcano pictures show lava flow, lightning over Kilauea | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A closer look at the breakout point where lava emerged from the tube on November 25. A few skylights provide views of the lava in the new lava tube that formed over the past week on this flow.
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| Sep 4, 2014 | Lava is less than a mile from subdivision | COURTESY HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE VIA HAWAII NEWS NOW
Smoke billowed from lava oozing through the rain forest toward a small residential subdivision on Hawaii island as seen from a civil defense flight Wednesday. Hawaii County Civil Defe... |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Quake, eruption monitor gets help from afar | COURTESY USGS
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the usual lava lake activity continues in Halemaumau Crater on Kilauea Volcano with no major changes related to the recent storm, as shown in this photo taken Sunday.
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Bi... |
| Jan 3, 2013 | 30-year reign of Kilauea has created 500 new acres | DAVID YAMADA / JANUARY 1983
Fountains up to 200 feet shot up from a crack about a mile long on the East Rift Zone of Kilauea 10 days after the eruption started.
STAR-ADVERTISER FILE
Pele's hair: Thin strands of volcanic glass drawn out from... |
| Nov 4, 2012 | Hike while the fire is hot | COURTESY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
On the rim of Halemaumau crater looking down into the new vent. This area is closed to the public due to toxic levels of sulfur dioxide gases. The lava lake has not risen above the Halemaumau crater floor.
CO... |
| Feb 16, 2011 | Newswatch | Royal treatment
The Duke Kahanamoku statue in Waikiki will receive its annual maintenance treatment today. The cast-bronze statue at Kuhio Beach won’t be accessible to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Waikiki Improvement Association com... |
| New photos, video show lava advancing toward ocean | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A short distance upslope of the leading tip of the flow, the lava formed pāhoehoe lobes Saturday.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
The activity at the leading tip of the flow was vigorous, with small c... |
| Gassy conditions roil lava pond at Kilauea vent | COURTESY HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Kilauea Volcano’s northeast spatter cone at Puu Oo has a 30-foot-wide lava pond that experiences a cyclic rise and fall of the lava surface. The movement is driven by the buildup and release of gas. Thi... |
| Lava about half way to the ocean on coastal plain | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
On Tuesday, the lava flow front was about 1.1 miles from the ocean. The leading front of the flow is the light gray area in the low center area of the photograph.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
The a... |
| Thermal-image video shows movement of lava over lake | COURTESY HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Courtesy Hawaiian Volcano Observatory U.S. Geological Survey scientists have created a thermal-image video of the lava lake in Halemaumau Crater. The brighter areas are hotter in this screen shot.
Sci... |
| New video, photos show lava spattering at Kilauea | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
The area of lava spattering in the north end of Halemaumau Crater spanned roughly 100 feet of the lake.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
The two new flows that broke out on the flanks of Puu Oo crater ... |
| Observatory releases video of new lava flow on Puu Oo | COURTESY USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY This image taken from video shows a lava flow that began this morning on the northeast flank of Puu Oo.
COURTESY USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY This is a wider view of a lava flow on the nor... |
| Kilauea lava flow creates possible black sand beach | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
Geologists gather data near the vent feeding the lava flow to the ocean on the east flank of Puu Oo vent.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
This photo taken Friday shows the main ocean entry and lava ac... |
| Hawaii County opening viewing area as lava falls over Pulama pali | USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist photographs the front of the aa lava flow near the pali Tuesday.
USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
This Tuesday photo from the edge of the aa lava flow looks ups... |
| New video, photos show Kilauea lava flows widening | COURTESY USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY
This image taken from video shows a lava flow that began Tuesday morning on the northeast flank of Puu Oo.
COURTESY USGS / HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY This is a wider view of a lava flow on the ... |
| No laws moderate the level of noise from construction | Question: Why can’t anything be done about excessive noises emanating from a residential construction site on Puuikena Drive atop Hawaii Loa Ridge for more than two months? Numerous residents of Aina Haina have complained to the state Depar... |
| ‘Coolest’ lava rock found at Kilauea | USGS/ Hawaiian Volcano Observatory This hollow volcanic rock is about a half-inch long and was found on the rim of Halemaumau Crater after a rockfall and explosion ejected particles to the rim on Jan. 8.
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