Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Official count of homes destroyed reaches 700

Jul. 09, 2018 • Updated 10:05 a.m.

The official tally of homes destroyed by lava from the eruption of Kilauea volcano that started May 3 is now 700.

Lava viewing area on the table; county also receives requests to reopen roads

Jun. 27, 2018

As the lower Puna eruption continues, the county is evaluating ways to safely reopen roads in the area and even allow people to view the lava.

Service with a smile

Jun. 26, 2018 • Updated 8:22 p.m.

As management of the emergency resulting from the May 3 Kilauea volcano eruption transitions from response to recovery mode, the number of Hawaii Army and Air National Guard troops deployed to East Hawaii has declined dramatically.

Jaggar Museum’s fate uncertain as quakes take toll on facility overlooking growing Halema‘uma‘u

Jun. 23, 2018 • Updated 8:35 a.m.

The ever-growing Halema‘uma‘u crater already swallowed the Overlook parking lot and might make the Jaggar Museum unusable.

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Eruption shows no signs of slowing

Jun. 21, 2018 •

• Updated 10:19 a.m.

The 7-week-old eruption on Kilauea’s lower East Rift Zone has reached a new milestone.

VIDEO: USGS Kilauea volcano update, June 21, 2018

Jun. 21, 2018 •

• Updated 11:29 a.m.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, status of Kilauea volcano, 10 a.m. HST, June 21, 2018. Liz Westby, USGS geologist.

Geologists monitoring weak activity at fissures 6, 16 and 17

Jun. 19, 2018

While fissure 8 continues to steadily produce lava from Kilauea volcano, three other fissures are displaying weak signs of activity.

VIDEO: Live stream captures earthquake, ash explosion from Kilauea volcano

Jun. 18, 2018 •

On June 15, 2018, a small explosion occurred at Kiauea’s summit in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at 11:56:39 a.m. HST. The event was captured by a live streaming camera and that footage is presented in this video clip.

VIDEO: New video shows magnitude of fissure 8 lava flow from Kilauea volcano

Jun. 18, 2018 •

• Updated 11:48 a.m.

This is video footage from a Hawaii Army National Guard survey of the Kilauea eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii.

VIDEO: Drone video shows walls of Halema‘uma‘u crater continue to collapse

Jun. 15, 2018 •

A drone mission in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on June 13, 2018, filmed details of the dramatic changes occurring within Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kilauea’s summit since explosive eruptions of ash and gas and ongoing wall collapse began in mid-May.

Federal assistance pending for those impacted by lava

Jun. 14, 2018

Federal aid for individuals affected by the Kilauea eruption might be approved soon after Gov. David Ige signed a request for such assistance Wednesday.

VIDEO: New video follows lava flow from fissure 8 vent to the ocean entry at Kapoho

Jun. 14, 2018 •

• Updated 11:27 a.m.

A helicopter overflight video of the lower East Rift Zone on June 14, 2018, around 6 a.m. shows lava fountaining at fissure 8 and feeding channelized lava flows that flow into the ocean.

VIDEO: USGS Kilauea volcano update, June 14, 2018

Jun. 14, 2018 •

• Updated 2:10 p.m.

USGS Kilauea volcano update, June 14, 2018. Jessica Ball, volcanologist.

VIDEO: USGS Kilauea volcano update, June 13, 2018

Jun. 13, 2018 •

• Updated 11:22 a.m.

USGS Kilauea volcano update, June 13, 2018.

VIDEO: USGS Kilauea volcano update, June 12, 2018

Jun. 12, 2018 •

• Updated 11:05 a.m.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, status of Kīlauea Volcano, June 12, 2018, Jessica Ball, volcanologist.

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Scientists reap data from rumbling Kilauea volcano

Jun. 08, 2018 •

• Updated 1:21 a.m.

Kilauea volcano may be disrupting life on Big Island with its bursts of ash and bright-orange lava, but it also has scientists wide-eyed, eager to advance what’s known about volcanoes.

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