Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

This is the spectacular moment lava fountains erupted from Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Dramatic footage captures the fiery eruption, with molten rock spurting from the Halema'uma'u crater on Wednesday, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Fountaining at Kilauea reached dramatic heights Tuesday evening. Episode 12 of Kilauea’s current eruption began at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with small, sluggish lava flows ...

After a slow, sporadic start Tuesday morning, the 12th episode of the ongoing summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island was once again putting on a fantastic fountaining display similar to ...

COURTESY USGS This thermal image of Halemaumau shows the latest eruption activity within the summit caldera. Kilauea’s ongoing summit eruption resumed oozing lava on the Halemaumau crater floor this ...

USGS PHOTO by M. PATRICK Fountaining from the north vent feeds a lava flow spreading east across Kilauea’s crater floor during Episode 11 of the ongoing eruption on Wednesday. USGS PHOTO by M. PATRICK ...