Proposed new HVO site could benefit students
A proposed new site for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory near the University of Hawaii in Hilo's campus would allow for greater opportunities for g...
A proposed new site for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory near the University of Hawaii in Hilo's campus would allow for greater opportunities for geology students, HVO staff said. The U.S. Geological Survey's former HVO facility within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was critically damaged during the 2018 Kilauea eruption, stranding the scientists in offices at the Hilo Iron Works building ever since. But plans for a new 60,000-square-foot facility on state land at the intersection of Komohana and Nowelo streets in Hilo are taking shape, and could provide for more partnerships between the observatory and university faculty and staff.