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Winter Solstice Sunset 2025
YouTube video by Makakilo Observatory
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December 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Pearl Harbor sky at sunrise. Maybe our week of stormy weather is almost over?
December 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Pearl Harbor sky at sunrise. Maybe our week of stormy weather is almost over?
Damp sunset seen from Pearl Harbor on stormy O‘ahu
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Damp sunset seen from Pearl Harbor on stormy O‘ahu
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
#DailyPictureTheme #Nature
This morning's kona storm over the Koʻolau Mountains as seen from Kapolei, Oʻahu
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This morning's kona storm over the Koʻolau Mountains as seen from Kapolei, Oʻahu
Today's M7.6 #earthquake offshore of #Japan made a small tsunami there, ~20 cm or 7.4 in. We also recorded the earthquake across our #RaspberryShake stations in Hawaiʻi.
tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...
tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Today's M7.6 #earthquake offshore of #Japan made a small tsunami there, ~20 cm or 7.4 in. We also recorded the earthquake across our #RaspberryShake stations in Hawaiʻi.
tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...
tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/...
Dec 6, 2025: Final 10 minutes of Kilauea Cam A Before Lava Fountain Destroys it
YouTube video by afarTV
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December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
...meanwhile, all of our #RaspberryShake seismographs in Hawaiʻi recorded today's M7.0 #earthquake in southeastern Alaska. No tsunami hazard, BTW.
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
...meanwhile, all of our #RaspberryShake seismographs in Hawaiʻi recorded today's M7.0 #earthquake in southeastern Alaska. No tsunami hazard, BTW.
In case you're interested in the geography of the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, the USGS/HVO has an interactive map at this link. Under "Instruments" you can deselect everything but the cameras to see where they are.
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In case you're interested in the geography of the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, the USGS/HVO has an interactive map at this link. Under "Instruments" you can deselect everything but the cameras to see where they are.
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea
The eruption took out the V3 camera. Here's one of the last images it recorded, and here's why
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The eruption took out the V3 camera. Here's one of the last images it recorded, and here's why
Extraordinary activity at Kīlauea right now
https://youtu.be/tk0tfYDxrUA
https://youtu.be/tk0tfYDxrUA
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Extraordinary activity at Kīlauea right now
https://youtu.be/tk0tfYDxrUA
https://youtu.be/tk0tfYDxrUA
Tonight's sunset view from the Observatory
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Tonight's sunset view from the Observatory
Waiānuenue (Rainbow) Falls this morning, Hilo, HI
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Waiānuenue (Rainbow) Falls this morning, Hilo, HI
If you're in the Hilo area today, please swing by the Pacific Tsunami Museum to check out the commerative events for the 50th anniversary of the Kalapana Earthquake and Halapē Tsunami.
tsunami.org/events/
tsunami.org/events/
Events Archive | Pacific Tsunami Museum
tsunami.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
If you're in the Hilo area today, please swing by the Pacific Tsunami Museum to check out the commerative events for the 50th anniversary of the Kalapana Earthquake and Halapē Tsunami.
tsunami.org/events/
tsunami.org/events/
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the M7.7 earthquake that struck Hawaiʻi Island, also producing a deadly tsunami at the Halapē Campground. This article covers what we've learned about the geologic structure of the island and its earthquakes.
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
Volcano Watch — The legacy of the 1975 earthquake: 50 years of study at Kīlauea’s south flank
The 1975 Kalapana earthquake brought big changes to lives of the people affected by the fatalities and damage, as well as big changes to our understanding of Kīlauea’s south flank.
www.usgs.gov
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the M7.7 earthquake that struck Hawaiʻi Island, also producing a deadly tsunami at the Halapē Campground. This article covers what we've learned about the geologic structure of the island and its earthquakes.
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
All three of our #RaspberryShake seismographs--Mountain View, the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, and here at the Makakilo Observatory--recorded tonight's 4.6 magnitude #earthquake underneath Kīlauea #Volcano.
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
All three of our #RaspberryShake seismographs--Mountain View, the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo, and here at the Makakilo Observatory--recorded tonight's 4.6 magnitude #earthquake underneath Kīlauea #Volcano.
Fifty years ago this month, the largest Hawaii earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred. Earthquake shaking, as well as ground subsidence and local tsunami, contributed to a catastrophic sequence of events on November 29, 1975.
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
Volcano Watch — Remembering the destructive Kalapana earthquake 50 years ago
Fifty years ago this month, the largest Hawaii earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred. Earthquake shaking, as well as ground subsidence and local tsunami, contributed to a catastrophic seq...
www.usgs.gov
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Fifty years ago this month, the largest Hawaii earthquake of the 20th and 21st centuries occurred. Earthquake shaking, as well as ground subsidence and local tsunami, contributed to a catastrophic sequence of events on November 29, 1975.
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
www.usgs.gov/observatorie...
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
November 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Charlie Brown "I got a Rock" Halloween Special DJ Kid Koala
YouTube video by DidTheyDead
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October 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Reposted by Makakilo Observatory
![Comic. [two connected spacecraft hovering in space above the Earth] Houston, the view is superb. We can see the continents spread out below us, right where they’ve been since the Earth formed. [caption] I still can’t believe we developed spaceflight before we figured out that the continents moved.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicp2ka5asjgkmgfdfj33vnjb5bbvk3vnyao6ju5kipxcdc23pqasm@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Rain Timelapse 25 September 2025
YouTube video by Makakilo Observatory
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September 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
When enjoying the sunset don't forget to turn around and look behind you. You might see a sunset-hued rainbow.
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
When enjoying the sunset don't forget to turn around and look behind you. You might see a sunset-hued rainbow.
Getting to work early also meant getting to see this morning's crescent moon with Venus and Regulus 🙂
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Getting to work early also meant getting to see this morning's crescent moon with Venus and Regulus 🙂
Today's large aftershock of the M8.8 #earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia produced small, non-dangerous tsunami waves in Hawaii. Here are the sea-level records from Kahului, Maui and Hilo, Hawaii Island.
September 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Today's large aftershock of the M8.8 #earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia produced small, non-dangerous tsunami waves in Hawaii. Here are the sea-level records from Kahului, Maui and Hilo, Hawaii Island.
Tonight's sunset seen from Pearl Harbor
September 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Tonight's sunset seen from Pearl Harbor