More than two years after road access and electrical power to the Mauna Loa Observatory was cut off by lava flows, NOAA staff continue to make critical measurements of the atmosphere and other environmental variables at the remote site.
In 2023, observatory staff installed solar panels at the site and resumed some measurements, including the independent carbon dioxide monitoring programs run by the Global Monitoring Laboratory and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, as well as other atmospheric measurements.
Construction of a temporary road to access the observatory site is anticipated to begin in summer 2025.
Media can contact: Theo Stein (303) 819-7409 (theo.stein@noaa.gov)
Directions and Maps to MLO
(Click the graphics below to generate interactive google maps and street-by-street directions to MLO)
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Directions to Hilo office from airport.
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Directions to Cape Kumukahi from Hilo office
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Direction to Kulani Mauka from Hilo office
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Map of MLO access road
(click here to download a document with points of interest on the access road!)
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Map of observatory facility (click to see larger view)
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