LIVE BLOG: Hawaii National Guard activated for Mauna Loa eruption
The guardsmen will be placed on State Active Duty and will be working with local law enforcement to support traffic control near the Daniel K. Inouye Highway. Read more
Volcanoes
The latest coverage of volcano activity in Hawaii includes the world’s most active volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Kea on Hawaii island.
Explosive device closes Mauna Loa viewing area
The Hawaii County Police Department reopened the parking area on old Saddle Road on Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of a police investigation that closed the Mauna Loa eruption viewing area for nearly five hours. Read more
LIVE BLOG: Parking area reopens; Lava crawls toward key highway
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports Fissure No. 3 as the only active flow with “minimal movement” and remains near the 7,000-foot elevation. Read more
Hawaii island still draws home buyers despite eruption risks
The reasons for buying vary among newcomers, retirees and local families: the allure of living among 11 of the planet’s 13 ecosystems; the offer of cooler climates depending on the elevation on the volcanic slopes; and, most importantly, more land and more house at less cost. Read more
With Mauna Loa’s eruption, a rare glimpse into Earth
With the eruption underway, researchers on the Big Island have had to strike a careful balance between concern for public safety and the desire to collect data. Read more
LIVE BLOG: USGS webcam offers live view of Mauna Loa eruption
The lava flow fed by Fissure No. 3 continues its slow march toward the Daniel K. Inouye Highway. Read more
Editorial: Pele puts on a show
The greatest show on Earth — the making of new earth — is happening in our own backyard, with Madame Pele granting us front-row seats without any major threats to life and property. For now. Read more
Mauna Loa’s lava speed unpredictable while it creeps closer to highway
Scientists with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory weren’t offering any predictions Friday as to when, or whether, the flow will reach the key central transportation link between the west and east sides of the island. Read more
LIVE BLOG: Mauna Loa eruption lava flows slow to crawl
The leading edge of the flow closest to Daniel K. Inouye Highway remains near the 7,000-foot elevation and 2.7 miles away from the highway. Read more
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For many Hawaiians, lava flows are a time to honor, reflect
For many Native Hawaiians, an eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep yet very personal cultural significance. Read more
Lava from Mauna Loa crawling toward busy highway
The leading edge of the Mauna Loa lava flow slowed to a crawl Thursday as it worked its way over the relatively level terrain of Hawaii island’s saddle region. Read more
Prayers? Bombs? Hawaii history shows stopping lava not easy
Humans have rarely had much success stopping lava and doing so is still difficult and dependent on the force of the flow and the terrain. Read more
LIVE BLOG: Mauna Loa traffic prompts new viewing route
The flow has traveled a couple tenths of a mile closer to the highway but it was still 3.3 miles south of the busy road, moving at a rate of 30 to 40 yards per hour. Read more
Lava slows on Mauna Loa, but busy highway vulnerable
On the third day of Mauna Loa’s historic eruption, lava began to slow down, spread out and inflate as it entered the relatively flat saddle region of Hawaii island. Read more
Volcano knocks Mauna Loa carbon monitoring station offline
Even though the flow of lava isn’t near the station it cut off power lines further down the mountain, officials said. Read more
LIVE BLOG: Mauna Loa lava may soon reach Daniel K. Inouye Highway
An emergency rule is in effect prohibiting parking and traversing on Daniel K. Inouye Highway and its shoulders between mile marker 16 and mile marker 31. Read more
Mauna Loa eruption puts some people on alert, draws onlookers
The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for “spectacular” views of the event, and it’s also dredging up bad memories among some Hawaii residents who have been through harrowing volcanic experiences in the past. Read more
Mauna Loa eruption continues, creating spectacle from afar
Mauna Loa’s first eruption in nearly 40 years marked its second day Tuesday with lava continuing to march across the mountain’s remote northeast rift zone toward Hawaii island’s saddle region. Read more
Mauna Loa eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers
Officials were initially concerned that lava flowing down the side of the volcano would head toward South Kona. Read more
Lava crosses access road, 2 new flows emerge from Mauna Loa
All Hawaii public schools are open today on Hawaii island and, with the exception of Mauna Loa Access Road, no major roadway is closed or threatened by the flowing lava. Read more
No danger yet as Mauna Loa lava flows on Big Island
A bad-case scenario for a Mauna Loa eruption threatening populated areas within only a few hours did not happen Monday on Hawaii island. Read more
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