Water Found in Hawaiian Volcano Could Lead to Eruptions
Last year, the volcano spewed lava and destroyed homes on the archipelago's Big Island. Then in the spring, a lava lake vanished from sight within the Halema'uma'u summit crater. Keep Reading
United States Hosts Weeklong Joint Pacific Search-and-Rescue Workshop in Honolulu
The Steering Committee is a collective of search and rescue agencies from five principle nations: Australia, Fiji, France, New Zealand, and the United States. Keep Reading
Barbara to Swipe at Hawaii as a Tropical Rainstorm Next Week, Threaten Flash Flooding
Barbara was once a 155-mph Category 4 hurricane. However, even though the tropical cyclone will continue to head toward Hawaii in the coming days, it will weaken. Keep Reading
Alert Raised on World’s Largest Active Volcano
For the past several months, earthquake and ground deformation rates at Mauna Loa Volcano have exceeded long term background levels. Keep Reading
NOAA Predicts Above-Normal 2019 Hurricane Season in the Central Pacific
Five to 8 tropical cyclones are predicted for the central Pacific hurricane basin; NOAA does not predict whether any of these systems will affect Hawaii. Keep Reading
Joint Interagency Mass Rescue Exercise Conducted Successfully on Kauai
This is the first airport response exercise of this scale conducted in an ocean environment in the state and is vital based on the volume of air traffic in the region and the proximity of most airports to the ocean. Keep Reading
Hawaii Residents Return to New Normal After Epic Volcano Eruption
For weeks on end last year, Darryl Clinton watched the Kilauea Volcano from a front-row seat on the deck of his friend’s house in Kapoho on Hawaii’s Big Island. Keep Reading
Threat Level at Kilauea Lowered, Signaling the End of an Eruptive Era
The Hawaii Volcano Observatory lowered the alert level at Kilauea from “advisory” to “normal” on Tuesday, signifying what the agency says is a return to a non-eruptive state. Keep Reading
Ninety Days with No Lava – a Milestone for Kilauea’s 2018 Eruption
One of the most frequently asked questions of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists over the last several months has been, “Is the eruption over?” Keep Reading
U.S. Soldier Sentenced 25 Years for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Kang was arrested after swearing allegiance to ISIS participating in an initiation ceremony on July 8, in which he kissed the ISIS flag and then expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting in downtown Honolulu and along the Waikiki strip. Keep Reading
