Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale warning signs.

HONOLULU--Lava from the world’s largest volcano is no longer an imminent threat to the main highway across the Big Island of Hawaii, scientists said Thursday, a development that was a welcome ...

Lava Roofing Kona has emerged as a key player in the recovery and rebuilding efforts following the destructive Hurricane Hone that swept across the Big Island of Hawaii. The company has been ...

Hawaii's network of lava tubes is a fascinating destination in and of itself. These pyroducts, as they are scientifically named, are formed by rivers of lava that reach temperatures of more than ...

Kelly Gravitt was last seen a year and a half ago at the Black Lava Vape Shop in Pahoa, Hawaii Island. The 34-year-old served ...

Small earthquakes were detected before molten lava started flowing from the world’s largest ... Most of the U.S. volcanoes ...

widely known as lava tubes, are formed in a geological instant—a year or two, sometimes weeks—by an eruption from the Earth’s crust. Most of Hawaii’s lava tubes are formed by a type of ...

Thousands of Hawaii residents are coping with a shortage of inexpensive insurance in sprawling subdivisions built on Big Island generations ago in the two most hazardous lava zones ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

The City and County of Honolulu isn’t being a good steward of historic stone sidewalks and street curbs, according to a ...

Most visitors stay close to the action in Waikiki resorts, while some venture to Oahu's quieter North Shore or neighbouring islands of Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.

A geologist by training, he had an enduring love of the natural world, but more specifically of rocks. The author captures ...