Born and raised in Hilo, I grew up hiking in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, fishing in Kaʻū, and stargazing on Mauna Kea. I knew then that the Big Island is one of the most beautiful places on Earth ...

Dick Fiske, who died on June 18 as he neared his 93rd birthday, was one of the most original thinkers ever at the USGS ...

A live camera at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano captured a rare sight this week — a swirling “volnado” forming next to a fountain ...

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano is a sight to see. Livestream viewers were recently treated to spewing lava and a whirlwind created ...

Two forces of nature merged in a Hawaii volcano when a superheated whirlwind began dancing around a gushing lava fountain, ...

Kīlauea on Hawaii resumed erupting on Tuesday, shooting lava fountains up to 500 feet into the air for over 13 hours. It ...

Officials add there is a possibility these whirlwinds can occur “on the crater rim downwind of the eruption,” close to the ...

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NPR’s top editor and acting chief content officer is leaving the organization later this year — just days after Congress axed its federal funding. Edith Chapin told staffers Tuesday that she is ...

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