Monthly Archives: February 2012
Status of Kilauea Amid Recent Seismic Swarm
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Big Island releases a daily update on the status of the eruptions and activity in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. According to their release for February 24th, there has been a seismic swarm happening to … Continue reading
Kilauea and Mauna Loa Experience Earthquake Swarm
The United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory (HVO) recorded an earthquake swarm which began around 1:17 a.m. on February 22. According to the release the earthquakes were located about 3 miles north-northwest of Kilauea volcano’s summit, near Namakanipaio … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Island, Big Island Volcano tour, earthquake swarm, eruptions, Lava, volcano, volcano activity
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Big Island Park Makes Best Natural Spas List
Gadling, a well-known travel blog, released its list of the top ten Best Natural Spas Around the World. Included in the list are naturally occurring spa environments from across the globe. They range from picturesque backdrops to hot springs shared … Continue reading
Wintery Conditions on Big Island Volcanoes
The access road to Mauna Kea, one of the Big Island‘s biggest volcanoes, was closed Sunday due to hazardous road conditions caused by a mix of rain and snow, and freezing temperatures. In a message posted on Sunday morning, rangers … Continue reading
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Tagged big island snow, hawaii snow, mauna kea, mauna kea snow, mauna loa, mauna loa snow, snow closures
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Free Whale Watches on Fridays
Park staff and volunteers from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary will gather with the public every Friday from February 10 to March 30, 2012 from 9:00a.m. until 11:00am at the Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site to watch … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Island, big island humpbacks, big island whales, Free whale watches, heiau, humpback whale, whale watches
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