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Eruptions & Other Historic Events

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1959 Kīlauea Iki

1975 Maunaloa

Archival material

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1918-1970s

1918 Kīlauea

1924 Kīlauea

1930's Maunaloa

1946 Tsunami

1955 Eruption (short)

1955 Puna Eruption

1955 Puna - BITV

1959 Kilauea Iki Eruption

1959 Kīlauea Iki restored 1

1959 Kīlauea Iki restored 2

1959 Kīlauea Iki restored 3

1959 Kīlauea Iki USAF

1959-60 Kīlauea NPS

1960 Kapoho Eruption

1960 Kapoho amateur

1950's Eruptions - BITV

1960 Kapoho - BITV

1961 Halemaumau Eruption

1979 Pauahi Eruption

1950 Maunaloa

1980s-2018: Puʻuʻōʻō, Kalapana, Pāhoa

USGS/BIVN- 1983 to 1986 Kīlauea

VolcanoScapes Vol. 1 - Pele's March To The Pacific

1983 Earthquake Road Damage

USGS/BIVN - 1986 to 1992 Kīlauea

Hawaiiloa - Eruptive Events of the 1990's

Puʻuʻōʻō high fountains

1986-1992 Kupaianaha Lava Pond

VolcanoScapes Vol. 2 Kilauea Volcano Rages On! (1980's)

1986 Kaimu & Queens Bath, then Lava

Lava takes HVNP visitor center

Volcano Video - Kalapana Destroyed

Kilauea: Facing the Fire (Part 2 of 5)

PBS - In the Path of Kilauea

ABC Nightline Kīlauea 1990

VolcanoScapes Vol. 3- Living On The Edge (1980's - 1990's)

Moving the Painted Church

USGS/BIVN - 1992 to 2007 Kīlauea

VolcanoScapes Vol. 4 Kilauea's Flow To Kamoamoa! (1980's - 1990's)

Reflections on Puʻuʻōʻō & Kalapana

VolcanoScapes Vol. 5 - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Pele's Curse documentary

VolcanoVideo - 1983-2004 Eruption Update

VolcanoVideo - 2005-2019 Eruptions

USGS/BIVN - 2007 to 2011 Kīlauea

USGS/BIVN - 2011 to 2014 Kīlauea

2014-15 Pāhoa lava crisis

2014 - What to Expect - Lava Flows in Puna

Hazards associated with lava flows in Puna 2014

2014 Pāhoa Community Meeting

2014 Hawaiian culture & lava diversion

2014 Pāhoa lava diversion

2018-2023: Lower East Rift, Halemaʻumaʻu & Maunaloa

2018 Eruption - NPS

2018 Eruption explained

Kīlauea 2018 - BITV

General Documentaries

Hawaii. Born of Fire. Documentary NOVA [12+]

Lava Flows and Lava Tubes part 1

Lava Flows and Lava Tubes part 2

Witness the Volcanoes of Hawai'i (Full Episode) | America's National Parks

Kīlauea: Close-up of an Active Volcano - Part 1

Kīlauea: Close-up of an Active Volcano - Part 2

Eruption at the Sea - VolcanoVideo

Songs of the Molten Earth

Kilauea: Facing the Fire (Part 1 of 5)

Kīlauea: Facing the Fire (Part 3 of 5)

Kīlauea: Facing the Fire (Part 4 of 5)

Kilauea: Facing the Fire (Part 5 of 5)

Other Resources

CSAV Big Island Natural Hazards

Images of Old Hawaiʻi