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12/25/2024

Mele Kalikimaka iā kākou! Enjoy Tūtū Pele‘s gift to all. Link to the live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live

12/24/2024

Christmas came early to Volcano. What an amazing day!

09/19/2024

Sunset + lava falls 🤩

09/19/2024

This eruption keeps getting more interesting every day. Now there’s lava flowing over the Nāpau Crater rim! Webcam address: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/cams/S2cam/images/M.jpg

09/17/2024

There’s a new webcam to watch the new eruption!

Heads up! A live view of Nāpau Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea is now available on the HVO website: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/s2cam-view-napau-crater-east-rift-zone-kilauea-view-southwest View is to the southwest, and the image updates every 15 minutes.

09/17/2024

No guarantees if this will be a long-term eruption, but this new phase in the life of Kilauea is exciting. 🌋

Kīlauea volcano's middle East Rift Zone eruption resumed late on September 16, 2024, and continues this morning within Nāpau Crater in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists conducted an overflight to document the eruption and assess hazards. Geologists observed fountaining from eruptive fissures and active lava flows on the floor of Nāpau Crater, just downrift (northeast) of the September 15 eruptive fissure.

The current activity is restricted to Kīlaueaʻs upper-to-middle East Rift Zone, in a remote and closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Due to the remote location, the eruption does not currently pose an immediate threat to human life or infrastructure. Continued gas emissions from the eruptive fissures may pose a hazard to humans downwind of the eruption site.

Information about the volcano and status updates are at https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates

Photos and videos are posted online at https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/photo-and-video-chronology-september-16-2024-brief-kilauea-eruption-middle

USGS image taken September 17, 2024, by A. Ellis.

09/17/2024

The eruption returned over night! 😎

The hour-long eruption that began west of Nāpau Crater on the night of September 15 has resumed this evening. Glow is visible from USGS webcams and confirmed by USGS Volcanoes. The eruption area including Chain of Craters Road remains closed at this time.

To see the webcam: https://www.nps.gov/media/webcam/view.htm?id=CB297CB0-CB5C-99F3-868877061AFB0B62

Check the latest update from USGS: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hans-public/notice/DOI-USGS-HVO-2024-09-17T05:15:02+00:00

USGS webcam image of dark night with a bright star-like glow in the distance.

09/17/2024

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09/17/2024

Very exciting activity last night. Will it continue??

07/15/2024

UPDATE: 2 p.m. on Monday, July 15 HST: The pilot will fly sling loads of gear between the USGS seismic station at Uēaloha and the one below Wahinekapu (Steaming Bluff) starting at 2 p.m.



What is that helicopter doing in the crater?

Today through Thursday, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, assisted by a helicopter pilot, will upgrade a seismic monitoring station on Kīlauea caldera floor near Uēaloha (Byron Ledge). The operations began this morning and are scheduled to continue through Thursday, between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.
NPS Photo/J.Wei of a helicopter hovering above two USGS scientists in orange flight suits standing on the hardened black lava of the crater floor near a seismic monitoring station.

06/27/2024

If you live along the Colorado Front Range, we’ve got a Polynesian show on Saturday you don’t want to miss.

05/29/2024

05/09/2024

Great resource for place name pronunciations linked in this post. 😊

Learning how to pronounce Hawaiian words correctly is an important aspect of showing respect towards the Hawaiian culture. By taking the time to learn the proper pronunciation, you can expand your cultural knowledge and help to preserve a language.

If you're interested in learning how to pronounce some of Hawai'i's place names within the Hawai'i National Parks and Trail System, check out this helpful resource: https://www.nps.gov/locations/hawaii/pronunciation-of-place-names.htm

Photo by J. Wei / NPS

02/28/2024

Love this!

Have you ever struggled with pronouncing Hawaiian place names? If so, we have great news for you!

This new webpage teaches you how to correctly pronounce Hawaiian place names: https://go.nps.gov/inoa.

Not only is it just plain fun, it is also an excellent resource for anyone who wants to show respect for the Hawaiian culture and language. Hawaiian place names often carry significant meanings and reflect the stories and traditions of the people who lived on the land for centuries. Language is a vital part of cultural identity.

By using indigenous place names correctly, we can help keep the language alive. Ola ka inoa - The name lives. (ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, M.Pukui).



📸NPS Photo/J.Wei of Wahinekapu, on the edge of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera)

02/10/2024

Our Treehouse cottage backs up to Bishop Estate Land.

I kēia lā, ua hānau ʻia ke aliʻi ʻo Luka Ke‘elikōlani Keanolani Kanāhoahoa, i ka makahiki 1826.

She was born at Pohukaina, near the location of ʻIolani Palace. Her father was Mataio Kekūanaōʻa, her mother Kalani Pauahi died during childbirth and she was hānai ʻia by Kūhina Nui Ka‘ahumanu.

She grew into a very strong-willed woman and as she witnessed continued attacks on native traditions printed in the newspapers and mission press, she fought back with equally strong statements. She understood English, but staunchly refused to do business in anything other than her Native ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i. Those who could not speak Hawaiian were required to use an interpreter.

Princess Ruth was one of the largest landholders in the kingdom. Upon her death on May 24, 1883, the majority of her vast estate was bequeathed to her cousin Bernice Pauahi. The bulk of these lands at the death of Pauahi, the following year, came to be the Bishop Estate Trust, from which came the Kamehameha Schools.

Learn more at hawaiialive.org/pa-kii-of-princess-ruth-keelikolani

01/16/2024

Heads up if you’re flying in or out of Kona.

During repairs, another section of runway was identified for overnight repairs.

12/20/2023

It's not the “Big Island.” It's the “Hawaii Island,” reminds the island's visitors bureau. The biggest island in Hawaii got its nickname for obvious