Rubber Duckie Race set for Independence Day

WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT — The Fourth of July is a great day for ducks at Kings’ Shops, where 10,000 of the little yellow bathtub toys vie for prizes in the Great Waikoloa Rubber Duckie Race.

Volcano Watch: In remembrance of Ed Brown, HVO ‘ohana

On May 15, 2024, our friend and colleague Ed Brown, associate director for infrastructure and facilities for the USGS Volcano Science Center (VSC), passed away unexpectedly due to natural causes while on a site visit to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO).

Let’s Talk Food: Cooking with children

With the children off for the summer, this is a good time to cook with them and teach them some culinary skills. It is something very important to me as eventually they will be on their own and if they can cook, you need not worry about them. Artemis, age 5, told me she wanted me to teach her how to cook so she will have 100 boyfriends.

Volcano Watch: Petrologists gather to discuss challenges and goals in understanding Kilauea chemistry

During the most active portion of their life cycle, called the shield stage, Hawaiian volcanoes erupt frequently and mostly produce a rock type called basalt. Basaltic lava flows formed during the shield stage make up the majority of the rock of the Hawaiian Islands. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is a modern example of a volcano in the shield-building stage.