Feature layer for the Learn tutorial Analyze volcano shelter access in Hawaii.This layer is a copy of the Volcano Lava Flow Hazard Zones by HawaiiStateGIS.The boundaries and classification of lava flow hazard zones on Hawaii Island were first mapped by the US Geological Survey in 1974. This classification scheme divides the island into 18 major zones that are ranked from 1 through 9 based on the probability of coverage by lava flows. The  risk levels are based primarily on the location and frequency of historic eruptions (those for which there are written records or that are known from the oral traditions of the Hawaiians) and the geologic mapping and scientific dating of the old flows from prehistoric eruptions.Much of the USGS work was based on a paper called Geologic Map of the Island of Hawaii by Edward Wolfe and Jean Morris.

In 2002 and 2003 a collaborative effort was undertaken between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, the USGS Menlo Park, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and Electromagnetic Instruments Inc. to study the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii using the magnetotelluric (MT) technique. The work was motivated by a desire to improve understanding of the magma reservoirs and conduits within Kilauea and the East and Southwest Rift zones, which has implications for understanding Kilaueas plumbing system. An improved understanding of the rift zones has implications in understanding large-scale landslides that are generated in the Hilina Slump, which produce significant impacts on coastal communities. Up to eight stations operated simultaneously, with multiple remote reference sites, and data were processed using multi-station robust processing techniques. In total, data were acquired at 70 sites over the Southwest and East rift zones. Good to excellent quality data were obtained even in the harshest conditions, such as those encountered on the fresh lava flows of the East Rift Zone (ERZ), where electrical contact resistances are on the order of 100 kOhm. This data supports the continuing efforts to increase geothermal power on the island of Hawaii. Each of the 70 EDI files are the MT impedance tensors for 1 site. There is also a description of the processing of the data and a site map showing the locations of each site.