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CITIES ON VOLCANOES MEETING IN HILO, HAWAI`I

Conference Theme

This meeting is planned as an international forum for specialists in every area concerned with natural hazards to discuss the impacts of volcanic activity on society. It is deliberately multidisciplinary in focus, with themes and sessions planned to bring together workers who share common interests but who historically have had only limited interactions with each other.

Cities on Volcanoes aim is to publicize and develop collaborative work in emergency management, urban and rural planning, education, volcanology, sociology, and psychology.

Invitation letter from Harry Kim, Mayor, County of Hawai`i

Invitation from Harry Kim, Mayor, County of Hawai`i

Cities on Volcanoes 3 is being held at the University of Hawai`i-Hilo in Hilo. See maps of the University and downtown Hilo.

History

The two previous Cities on Volcanoes meetings have taken specialists in many fields into two cities built in or on volcanoes to consider, at first hand, the problems of hazard mitigation and preparedness in such settings. Cities on Volcanoes 1 was held in Rome and Naples, Italy, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. Cities on Volcanoes 2 was held in Auckland, New Zealand, amongst the young volcanic cones and crater clusters of the Auckland Volcanic Field.
Mauna Loa from Hilo, Hawai`i	Hilo and the state of Hawai`i have a vigorous volcanic past and future. Parts of the city of Hilo are built on the 1881 Mauna Loa lava flow, and the 1984 flow reached within 7 km of the outskirts of the city. Other Hawaiian communities have been severely impacted by eruptions as recently as 1990, and still others have developed in zones of high risk from future eruptions.
The time of writing, the 1983-2002 eruption of Kilauea volcano is continuing in spectacular fashion and Mauna Loa is showing signs of renewed unrest. If such activity continues during the conference, delegates will have the possibility to enjoy firsthand experience at an erupting volcano and he measures employed for hazard mitigation in Hawai`i.

Organizing Committee and Subcommittee Members

This conference was organized by the Conference Center of the University of Hawai`i - Hilo, led by Director, Judith Fox-Goldstein, and Conference Specialist, Andrea Furuli.

Sponsors and Supporting Organizations

URL http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~cov3/
Contact: COV3 Web Team
Last modification: 1 July 2003 (SRB)

Program	Mike Garcia
Field trips and workshops	Don Swanson
Publicity and media	Jack Lockwood
Registration and accommodation	Darcy Bevens
Finance	Andy Harris


Left: Lava burning Waha`ula Visitors Center on June 2, 1989. Right: Lava fountain and flow, Pu`u `O`o vent, Kilauea Volcano, on June 30, 1984.