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A fresh sample of Pele’s hair from the lava lake within the Halema`uma`u Overlook vent.

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‘I have read and have been told that the likeness of a woman may appear anywhere within the park.’

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) All of us lose something as we age, and, about 500 years ago, Kilauea lost its top. The summit collapsed to form a precipitous hole, known as a caldera, about 3 km (2 miles) across and probably more […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Unless you’ve been sitting in a lava cave (the way we sometimes do) you should be well aware that this Sunday is the beginning of the annual Merrie Monarch festival – the world’s premier event for watching and […]

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