VIDEO: Lava flows! Explosions! Rockfalls at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano!

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 12:12 AM Proving that even a somewhat cooled down Kilauea is still, well, pretty cool, geologists at Hawaii Volcano Observatory are sharing more and more video of the day-to-day goings on at the Big Island of Hawaii volcano. Here's our favorite 5 recent videos.  More

Hawaii volcanoes featured in new Ken Burns National Parks documentary series

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Sep 24, 2009 at 01:50 AM The Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Maui's Haleakala National Park figure prominently in director Ken Burns’ latest super-documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, premiering Sept. 27.  More

VIDEO: Where Big Island of Hawaii lava meets the sea

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 05:14 PM In the current issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you off the coast of the Big Island, where the lava from Kilauea volcano pours explosively into the sea. Here’s something we couldn’t put in the magazine: some spectacular video footage.  More

Bishop Museum's Hawaiian Hall reopening in grand style this weekend

posted by: Chris Bailey on Fri Aug 07, 2009 at 11:12 AM An all-weekend celebration featuring live music, art, lectures and other cultural happenings reintroduces Bishop Museum's oldest and most popular exhibit space after a three-year makeover.  More

Scenes from the new Waimea Valley ghost tour

posted by: Sherie Char on Fri Jul 10, 2009 at 06:17 PM “Whispering Walls of Waimea” is not your ordinary ghost tour. It’s a journey into the spiritual and historical side of Waimea Valley on Oahu's North Shore. We went on an advance tour.   More

Major collapse at Kilauea volcano vent dims evening glow

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Jul 02, 2009 at 12:07 PM The collapse of a wall in Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater summit vent this week has dimmed the luminous evening glow that had attracted thousands of visitors to the site in recent weeks. Updated: Now with photos of the collapse.  More

Kauai in just one day: 5 things to do, part two

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 12:44 PM A couple of months ago, I was asked to do an off-the-top-of-my-head list of the five things I would do on Kauai if I had just one day there. We checked out the east and north shores that time. This time, we're off to the sunny south and west shores, and Waimea Canyon.  More

SLIDESHOW: Undersea with a camera on Maui

posted by: John Heckathorn on Wed Jun 17, 2009 at 10:16 AM In the waters of Kapalua Bay on Maui, Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the Environment program took us on an undersea photography snorkeling trip. Check out a slideshow of our photos here.  More

More from Kilauea volcano: Draining lava lake video; full moon over Halemaumau

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 11:06 PM Great video and photos of lava activity at Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater just keep coming! Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory capture footage of the summit vent's lava lake draining, while some old friends of HAWAII Magazine catch a full moon rising over the crater.  More

New DVD offers time-lapse view of Hawaii starlight from Mauna Kea

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 01:10 AM A new DVD, "Hawaiian Starlight,"showcases the observatories on the summit of the Big Island of Hawaii's Mauna Kea, and the universe beyond the scopes in spectacular high-definition time-lapse video. Check out a trailer for the DVD here.   More