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

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

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

Is there still Kilauea volcano vog on Hawaii's Big Island?

posted by: Chris Bailey and Derek Paiva on Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 11:41 AM HAWAII Magazine reader Wendy Pinkoske asks if there is still volcanic smog, or vog, on the Big Island of Hawaii’s Kona-Kohala coast. We answer.  More

Geologists capture clearest video yet of Kilauea volcano lava lake

posted by: Derek Paiva on Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 01:59 PM New video shot by Hawaii Volcano Observatory geologists this week offers some of the clearest, most measurable detail yet seen of the lava behavior within Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau Crater vent.  More

Hawaii's Big Island quake firsthand account

posted by: John Heckathorn on Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM The quake on the Big Island was located only miles from Kilauea Crater. Here are some reports from the scene.  More

New PBS Nature doc on Kilauea volcano first to film entirely for HDTV

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Mar 27, 2009 at 11:42 PM If you can’t go the Big Island of Hawaii to see the current eruptive activity at Kilauea volcano in person, PBS Nature documentary Kilauea: Mountain of Fire, airing Sunday, might be the next best thing.   More

Remembering Mauna Loa's last eruption: 25 years ago today

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Mar 25, 2009 at 09:26 AM Today marks the quarter-century anniversary of the last eruption of the Big Island of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. We take a look back.  More