The Geology Building includes laboratories and classrooms. Lab facilities include those for rock preparation, mineralogy and petrology, wet chemistry, and computer applications.
Room 110 is the main classroom for lectures, as well as labs, where students work in groups.
During the pandemic, everyone must wear masks, and social distance, even in Room 110.
One of the outstanding features of the UH Hilo Geology program is that the classes are always small, with a maximum of 28 students in undergraduate courses, and less than ten for most upper-level classes.
Room 123 is the main laboratory for upper division labs, such as petrology and mineralogy.
Room 121 is another lab, primarily used for research projects, often with HVO.
There are usually about 25 to 30 Geology majors at UH Hilo each year, and four professors. The resulting faculty-to-student ratio allows for close interaction between the students and professors, both in the classroom and on field trips.
Room 121 is used for chemical analysis of volcanic gas, and for student research projects.
The Geology Department is equipped with a Lab for making thin sections used in petrographic studies.