THE CREATION OF THE HAWAI'IAN-EMPEROR CHAIN

Preface

VOLCANIC HAZARDS ON HAWAII

1) Lava Flows
2) Airborne Lava Fragments
3) Volcanic Gases
4) Explosive Eruptions
5) Ground Cracks and Settling

EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS

6) Volcanoes and Earthquakes
7) Definition of Hazard Zones
8) TSUNAMIS
9) Monitoring - and its Flaws

WHEN LAVA ENTERS THE SEA

10) Explosions and collapsing land endanger people
11) Growth and Collapse of Lava Deltas
12) Collapse of active lava deltas
13) Explosions at the Edge of an Active Lava Delta
14) Partial collapse of lava delta triggers littoral lava fountains
and bubble bursts.
15) Water temperatures where lava enters the sea

The Hawai'ian Volcano Observatory

16) Background and history
17) The HVO and Risk Management