Kilauea put on a great display for 18 DU Geoscience students and four faculty in March of 2013 that included night views of the active caldera lava lake and, yes, rock hammers in molten lava! We saw flow features of basaltic lava varying from a few million years old to a few minutes old. We investigated active fault scarps, tropical geomorphology and land use patterns, shoreline features, and modern carbonate environments on the offshore reefs. We even spent some time looking for debris from the 2011 Tohoku Japan tsunami, some of which has washed up along the southwest shore of Hawaii. Students and faculty alike agreed that this was an amazing trip, rich with geologic insight and experience, and just plain Fun!

September 3, 2013