See how our former engagement editor, Anthony Quintano, was changed by 2018's Kilauea eruptions on the Big Island. Did you value our Kilauea coverage? Consider a donation to our year-end campaign to support our nonprofit newsroom. civilbeat.org/donate

This was a project i did when i first joined NBC News. I felt it was important for the network to educate our viewers about our on-air correspondents who people may not be familiar with. So i spent a day with Jeff to share behind-the-scenes on what it is that he does.

My interview with CNN's Ana Cabrera the day after fissure 17 opened up in Puna, Hawaii.

Here is a unique view of the balldrop on New Year's Eve in Times Square for 2015. This was filmed by me with a Canon 5D Mark II, A GoPro 4 and 3+ and an iPhone 6 Plus. It was also featured on TIME.com. http://time.com/3649099/new-years-eve-2015-times-square-ball-drop/

This is my piece I shot and edited from my ride along with the United States Coast Guard cutter Hawser on Wednesday January 8, 2014 from Saugerties, NY to West Point, NY.

I was interviewed by Australia's ABC Network's News Breakfast show while covering the Kilauea eruption in Puna, Hawaii. This was when fissure 17 was causing loud gas explosions and had a large lava flow moving towards Kapoho.

This was recorded before, during and after a total solar eclipse that passed over Rendezvous Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This was recoded with a Samsung Gear 360 generation 2 camera left recording on a light stand.

I spent the day aboard Royal Caribbean's newest ship, the Quantum of the Seas, to explore what makes this a 'smartship'

This is a highlight of what I experienced during my ride-along with the Weather Channel's Tornado Hunt team in 2013. See more at http://anthonyquintano.com

Lifeguards in Hawaii could be out a 16% pay raise due to the decision from just one of the islands. Read more: http://cvlbe.at/1WoHcd9

Comedians Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, on a visit to Honolulu on a national tour, sat with Civil Beat for a conversation about the dumbfounding state of U.S. politics and the slow progress towards legalization of marijuana, among other topics.

Thousands came to witness elite surfers ride record-setting surf at Hawaii's Waimea Bay on Oahu for a tribute to a Hawaii legend, Eddie Aikau.

Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin is making national headlines as the guy who - so far - has stopped the president's travel ban before it even got started.

Peyton Valiente was 17 months old when he almost died from severe trauma while at an in-home day care in Ewa Beach. No charges were ever filed in the case. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2lrZ3Az

We asked Hawaii residents at a Trump rally why they are voting for the candidate.

2017 graduates from the University of Hawaii at Manoa receiving flower lei after their graduation ceremony.

Professor Robert H. Cowie from the University of Hawaii Manoa explains what Rat Lungworm is and how you can protect yourself against the disease.

Cayla Chandara of Honolulu, Hawaii got the surprise of a lifetime when she received a tip of $400 and the offer to pay her entire college tuition. Read more:

As 2017 comes to an end, we look take a look back at the news events of the year in Hawaii. http://bit.ly/2DBNRtq

Hawaii Men's Shed gives seniors a place to socialize and build stuff. Read more: http://bit.ly/2CCT8B1

3 are dead after a fatal fire ripped through a 36-story high-rise condo in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more: http://bit.ly/2ul2jEV http://bit.ly/2trq9KF

This is a compilation of gas explosions from fissure 17 on Sunday May 13, 2018 in the area of Halekamahina Loop in Puna, Hawaii.

Artist Kai'ili Kaulukukui shares the story behind his Hawaiian monk seal mural he painted for Pow! Wow! Hawaii 2018. Read more: http://bit.ly/2FhZMyl

We went to Magic Island on Oahu to talk to people who experienced the ballistic missile alert that was mistakenly sent out to people in Hawaii on Saturday January 13, 2018. More reactions here: http://bit.ly/2D0yZoo

These are just a few clips i was able to record during my flight with Bruce Omori and Mick Kalber on Paradise Helicopters. We flew up and down the flow from the fissure to the ocean entry. See my photos on my instagram @anthonyquintano.

Candi Salazar's farm has become a home for ducks, chickens and other animals escaping the lava on the Big Island.

This is what it's like to stand only a few hundred yards away from fissure 8 inside Leilani Estates. The cinder cone surrounding the fissure is roughly 180 feet high.