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The end of Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption was accompanied by an enormous decrease in the amount of sulfur dioxide gas (SO2) emitted from the volcano. This has led to beautifully clear skies.

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Two community meetings on volcanic ash and vog will be held this week in West Hawaii. Wednesday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m. at Konawaena Elementary School cafeteria (81-901 Onouli Rd. in Kealakekua) Thursday, June 21 at 6 p.m. at Waikoloa Elementary & Middle School cafeteria (68-1730 Hooko St. in Waikoloa Village) Residents will have their […]

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There will be a volcanic ash and vog community meeting in Kona Wednesday (June 20). Hawaii County Civil Defense, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Hawaii State Department of Health will be in attendance. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Konawaena High School Cafeteria.

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The Big Island interior and south are expected to have increased levels of vog until tonight.

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Hawaii Preparatory Academy welcomes Tamar Elias, USGS/HVO scientist, who will present ‘Volcanic Air Pollution: The What, Where, and How of Vog in Hawaii’ at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2017.

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Vog, caused by sulfur dioxide gas (SO2) emitted from Kīlauea, has been a frequent problem on the Island of Hawai‘i for the past 30 years.

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Vog forms as volcanic gases bubble out of Kīlauea’s active lava lake at Halema‘uma‘u and from the vents and lava flows in and around Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

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MEDIA RELEASE A new study to examine how people who live downwind of Kilauea volcano cope with volcanic gas emissions, or vog, is currently underway. Led by Dr. Claire Horwell, director of the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network and a researcher at Durham University in the United Kingdom, the study is being conducted in cooperation […]

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A new study to examine how people who live downwind of Kīlauea Volcano cope with volcanic gas emissions, or vog, is currently underway.

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The voggy conditions in West Hawaii create a colorful sunset backdrop at Kawaihae Harbor Thursday (May 22).

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Volcanic pollution from Kīlauea, commonly referred to as vog, impacts some part of the Island of Hawai‘i most days.

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has renewed a disaster declaration for Hawaii Island due to volcanic emissions from Kilauea volcano. The declaration is in response to a request from Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Dec. 27, 2011, citing continued agricultural production losses caused by vog. The federal declaration allows Hawaii County agricultural producers […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Vog is made up of two principal components — sulfur dioxide gas, emitted by the active Kilauea volcano, and acid sulfate aerosols, produced by a reaction of sulfur dioxide gas, oxygen, and sunlight. A new Vog Measurement and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Applications currently are being accepted for the Emergency Conservation Program. ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters. This program is for producers who require the assistance of the federal government. If you have suffered damages to your fence line or galvanized pipeline […]

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