#kilauea eruptions

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is written by RCUH geophysicist Maddie Hawk. 

Early in the eruption, HVO reported SO2 emission rates of 15,000 t/d (tonnes/day) of SO2- three times the average of the past few years.

Hawaiʻi lawmakers recently voted to pass House Bill 1180 HD1, which will provide an additional $60 million in relief funding for Hawaiʻi Island residents impacted by the devastating Kīlauea eruption that destroyed homes, farms, and infrastructure last year. “The people of Puna and the Big Island are hurting and need our help,” Rep. Joy A. […]

VOLCANO WATCH – 22 March 2019 This article is from Volcano Watch, a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Did groundwater trigger explosive eruptions at Kīlauea? In February 1924, the surface of the lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u dropped rapidly and disappeared from view.  Throughout March and […]

Early Wednesday morning, just before 1 a.m. on March 13, houses in east Hawai`i began to shake. Without a doubt, it was an earthquake.

The Hawaiian Electric Companies achieved a 27% renewable portfolio standard in 2018, even with the loss of Hawaiʿi Island’s geothermal resource for most of the year following the Kīlauea volcanic eruption. According to Hawaiian Electric, the loss of geothermal did not set them back in their effort to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2045. The […]

Hawai’i County residents with uninsured or underinsured damage or losses from the Kilauea eruptions and earthquakes have until Sept. 12 to register with FEMA for disaster assistance and to apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Disaster assistance includes grants for rental assistance, home repairs and replacement, as well as […]