2016

Boy scouts camping at Halape Beach on the Big Island in 1975 were hit by a locally generated tsunami in the middle of the night. The scout leader and a local fisherman were killed. Take a trip back in time...

  It’s called Pele’s Hair and consists of long glass fibers the color of golden grain. The fragile strands form from lava fountains and rapidly moving lava flows. To learn more about Pele’s Hair visit the US Geological Survey’s Volcano...

[caption id="attachment_1419" align="alignnone" width="300"] The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency partially activated following the issuance of a Tsunami Watch for the islands. The Watch was issued after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands. The Tsunami Watch was canceled...

[caption id="attachment_1419" align="alignnone" width="300"] The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency partially activated following the issuance of a Tsunami Watch for the islands. The Watch was issued after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands. The Tsunami Watch was canceled...

     The Tsunami Watch issued for Hawaii was cancelled shortly before 9:00 this morning, Hawaii time. The watch was issued following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake along the fault line near the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The...