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The voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa sails with Cape Town, South Africa, in the background.
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Navigating the Pacific with Wind, Waves, and Stars

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 24 February 202224 February 2022

Ancient Polynesian voyagers sailed thousands of kilometers with no maps or compasses; they followed nature’s clues. Using the same tools, the Moananuiākea Voyage will set sail from Alaska and circle the Pacific.

A line of giant stone moai from Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
Posted inNews

Settlement of Rapa Nui May Have Been Doomed by a Dearth of Dust

by Rachel Fritts 16 December 202121 March 2022

Rapa Nui and Hawai‘i offer a tale of two island settlements: Hawai‘i was close enough to Asia for continental dust to help replenish soil nutrients depleted by agriculture. Rapa Nui wasn’t.

Left image shows the rocky coast of Kīlauea, and right image shows a punctured steel boat roof.
Posted inNews

Hundreds of Volcanic Explosions Detected Underwater at Kīlauea

by Jenessa Duncombe 14 December 202120 December 2021

Hundreds of volcanic explosions detected underwater at Kīlauea
The explosions, identified during the 2018 eruption phase, offer a clear acoustic signal that researchers could use to measure ocean properties.

A view of Kīlauea’s summit lava lake
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Volcanic Tremor and Deformation at Kīlauea

by Kate Wheeling 2 August 202114 January 2022

Two new studies investigate activity at Hawaii’s Kīlauea leading up to and following the 2018 eruption to better understand the volcano’s plumbing and behavior.

3D illustration showing the passive seismic signal recorded at two stations
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Revealing Complexity of Groundwater Flow with Hydrogeophysics

by A. Binley 29 April 202110 November 2021

A combination of passive seismic and electrical measurements are used to unravel the complex hydrogeology structure and associated groundwater flow paths at a coastal site in O’ahu, Hawai`i.

HI-SEAS Mars analogue mission
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Podcast: What’s It Like Pretending to Live on Mars?

by Rachel Fritts 20 April 202126 January 2022

We spoke with science writer Kate Greene about her experiences on a 4-month-long Mars analog mission.

View from the water of lava tubes along the coast of Hawaiʻi near Hualalai volcano
Posted inScience Updates

Deep Submarine Fresh Water: A New Resource for Volcanic Islands?

by E. Attias, S. Constable, B. Taylor and D. Thomas 23 March 202129 September 2021

The discovery of large freshwater reservoirs off Hawaii suggests that other volcanic islands may have similar resources, which could help meet water demands amid population growth and climate change.

Image of orange and red smoke rising from behind the black banks of a lava channel at night
Posted inNews

Insights from the Depths of Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano

by Kate Wheeling 11 March 20215 October 2021

One of the world’s best monitored and most active volcanos still has secrets to yield, and researchers are turning to vapor bubbles trapped in melt inclusions to find them.

A film crew interviews a scientist in Haleakalā National Park, Maui, Hawaiʻi
Posted inScience Updates

A Tried-and-True Medium to Broaden the Reach of Science

by K. Duncan Seraphin 11 January 202129 September 2021

Television programming reaches broad, diverse audiences, but scientists must help tell their own stories and speak to the communities in which they live.

Scientists stand at the crater rim at Kīlauea Volcano on 26 October 2019
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From Lava to Water: A New Era at Kīlauea

by P. A. Nadeau, A. K. Diefenbach, S. Hurwitz and D. A. Swanson 25 September 20204 October 2021

At Kīlauea Volcano, scientists are using unoccupied aircraft to monitor the new water lake, a possible harbinger of explosive activity, that formed after the volcano’s 2018 eruption.

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