Previous Feature Stories

The feature stories appearing on our home page since October 1998 are accessible from the list provided below. Topics range from volcanic features on the Big Island, guided tours of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, eruptions and eventful earthquakes, what's happening at Pu`u `O`o, water temperatures at lava ocean entries, gaseous emissions from the volcano, to other topics about the work of scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Aug. 20, 2008	2008 Marked by Significant Changes on Kīlauea
June 18, 2008	What's Happening on Kīlauea?
Mar. 24, 2008	Halema`uma`u gas plume
Sept. 8, 2007	Lava erupting from vents east of Pu`u `O`o
July 23, 2007	Lava quietly returns to Pu`u `O`o crater
June 26, 2007	Kilauea still restless despite no lava at surface
June 19, 2007	Ongoing changes at Kilauea Volcano
October 2006	Two Damaging Earthquakes with Revised Magnitudes 6.7 and 6.0 Occur on Northwest side of Hawai'i Island
July 2006	Longtime observer says "Aloha"
August 2005	Kilauea: an explosive volcano in Hawai`i
June 2005	In Memoriam, Robert W. Decker 1927 - 2005
January 2005	Live panorama images of Pu`u `O`o's crater
June 2004	Kilauea lava flows entering ocean again
Dec. 2003	In Memoriam, Donald Peterson, 1925-2003
Nov. 2003	n Memoriam, Eric Rutherford, August 8, 1974 - November 12, 2003
Oct. 2003	New CD-ROM of Kilauea: Selected Images of the Pu`u `O`o - Kupaianaha eruption, 1983-1997
July 2003	USGS report describes research results of the ongoing eruption of Kilauea
July 2003	The age of young lava flows on Haleakala's crater floor, East Maui volcano
Feb. 2003	New USGS Fact Sheet Summarizes the Ongoing Pu`u `O`o - Kupaianaha Eruption
Jan. 2003	Open House of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Oct. 2002	Mauna Loa is Inflating Again
Sept. 2002	How lava builds new land that can suddenly collapse—enjoy the show, but be aware potential danger
May 2002	New photo gallery of the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano
Oct. 2001	Annual deformation surveys completed for Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes
May 2001	The 1924 explosions of Kilauea volcano
April 2001	Lava flows from current eruption cover 7.25 percent of Kilauea Volcano
Nov. 2000	Viewing lava safely--common sense is not enough
Oct. 2000	New state-of-the-art volcano monitoring instruments installed on Mauna Loa and Kilauea
Sept. 2000	50th anniversary of the 1950 eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano
May 2000	Lava covered Kalapana 10 years ago
Jan. 2000	1960 Kapoho eruption of Kilauea 40 years old
Nov. 1999	40th anniversary of "The Eruption" of Kilauea Iki"
May 1999	Explosive eruptions at Kilauea Volcano?
Mar. 1999	Watching lava enter the ocean can be dangerous
Feb. 1999	Sharing the aloha of the Hawaiian language
Dec. 1998	Thank goodness November has passed!
Oct. 1998	Photo tour of Kilauea Volcano's summit caldera