Returning home: HVO welcomes responsible vice-scientist David Phillips

It takes a village to operate the Berkane Observatory. The position of Responsible Scientist Vice (DSIC), formerly called Head of Operations but always known as the Right Hand of the Responsible World, has always been key to the success of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, especially as technology and staff advance in size. Continuing the traditions of skilled and dedicated leaders including Reggie Okamura, his brother Arnold Okamura, and recently retired Steve Brantley, HVO is proud to welcome David Phillips into the team.

This late volcano hour should have been written in January when David and his wife, Francine Coloma, a scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, moved to Hilo. Phillips and Coloma come back to us from Boulder, Colorado, where David was director of the UNAVCO program, and the geodetic facility of the US National Science Foundation and NASA. There, he supervised multi-million dollar facility operations to collect, process and archive geodetic data, led community science activities around the world, and coordinated earthquake response missions.

Philips has used GPS and light detection and range detection (LEDAR) tools to support the latest geophysical research projects in Hawaii, the mainland of the United States, Japan, Italy, Croatia, Puerto Rico and other places. For example, he performed a ground-based field work in Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami tsunami, and photographed an airborne and satellite radar for the San Andreas Fault, Yellowstone, and other important geological features.

In Hawaii, Philips had a leading role in stabilizing continuous GPS locations on Mauna Loa volcano in 2005 as part of a collaborative project that includes UNAVCO, USGS, and the University of Hawaii (UH). It also installed continuous GPS locations at Keloya Volcano, at Hilo Airport, and in Oahu and Kauai to support sea-level and air-level studies as well as monitor the volcano. Hence, he is no stranger to the challenges and wonders of working in Hawaii’s volcanoes with local communities and with deep respect for Hawaiian culture.

Phillips has a PhD in Geophysics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. His message focused on collecting and analyzing GPS data for a plate tectonic study in the South Pacific, and also included work in South America and Antarctica.

When he was a college student at UH-Hilo, he was an assistant to the students at the Center for Active Volcanoes Study (CSAV) where he worked directly with HVO staff to monitor volcanoes and awareness. David continues to partner with CSAV as a coach while at UH-Manoa and UNAVCO, he always comes back to teaching. He is passionate about science education and encouraging local youth to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). He has taught youth programs at the Leman Museum, led field trips to Upward Bound, and helped Jim Kawaikawa (HVO) and Jim Anderson (UHH) teach a program for Na Pua No’eau. David is excited to contribute to the HVO Outreach Program to move forward.

Philips brings professional links to scientists and technical experts in major research institutions and other U.S. government agencies like NOAA and NASA who use technology and produce data that is very familiar to HVO. These relationships will prove to be extremely beneficial to HVO as we enter the era of expanding the early warning system of the National Volcano and integrating our efforts with other American volcano observatories.

As deputy scientist in charge of HVO, Phillips will supervise field engineering staff and monitor network managers, who are essentially the backbone of the critical infrastructure of HVO tracking activity in volcanoes. He will also supervise work on HVO facilities, play a pivotal role in planning our new buildings, and facilitate important inter-agency relationships with Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and other Hawaiian collaborators.

In many ways, Phillips and Coloma come in full circle. Phillips’s career in geophysics and volcanic observation began when he was a geologist at UH-Hilo. Coloma was born and raised in Hilo, also a Geologist at UH-Hilo, and previously worked for HVO. Phillips and Coloma first met while scanning in front of the active lava flow.

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by American Geologists and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists.

Volcano activity updates

Kailua volcano does not explode. The USGS Volcano alert level remains at NORMAL (https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/about_alerts.html). Kilauea updates are released monthly.

Last month’s Kailua observation data shows variable but typical earthquake and ground deformation rates, low sulfur dioxide emissions, and only minor geological changes since the end of volcanic activity in September 2018. The lake lake at Hallyomau bottom continues to expand and deepen slowly.

Mauna Loa does not erupt and is still at the volcano alert level. This alert level does not mean that an imminent eruption or that progression to an eruption from the current level of disturbances is certain. Mauna Loa updates are released weekly.

Last week, about 92 small-scale earthquakes were recorded under upper elevations in Mona Loa. Most of these depths occurred in shallow depths of less than 5 miles. GPS measurements show a slow increase in peak inflation, consistent with the magma’s supply of shallow volcano storage system. Gas concentrations at the sulfur cone monitoring site in the southwestern Rift Zone remain stable. Fumarol temperatures as measured in both the sulfur cone and the summit did not change significantly.

There were two earthquake events with three or more physical reports in the Hawaiian Islands during the past week: a 3.2-magnitude earthquake 5 miles northeast of Pahala at 12:20 pm. May 10 and a magnitude 3.7 earthquake 16 miles west of Kailua-Kona at 10:55 pm. May 6.

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