Kīlauea erupted for six hours on Wednesday. Officials say lava fountains reached 1,300 feet, or 400 meters, before petering out. That is taller than New York's Empire State Building.

Kīlauea continues to keep the world enthralled with its epic eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, which started on Dec. 23, 2024. Ten months later, the volcano remains active and mesmerizing. On Oct. 1, ...

Kīlauea Volcano began a new eruptive episode early today with lava fountains soaring as high as 330 feet inside Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose ...

A view from the U.S. Geological Survey’s livestream V3cam as of 5:18 a.m. Oct. 1, 2025, of the lava fountains from Episode 34 of the ongoing episodic eruption at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the ...

Episode 34 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea began at 12:53 a.m. on Oct. 1. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports low lava fountains, approximately 30 feet high began feeding lava ...

However, this work comes with a unique set of obstacles — many of them shaped by the rugged and unpredictable environments in which Pacific island volcanoes reside.

Despite these obstacles and limited staff, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory technicians remain deeply committed to their work. Their efforts provide scientists with the data necessary to detect volcanic ...

Born and raised in Hilo, I grew up hiking in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, fishing in Ka’u, and stargazing on Maunakea. I knew then that the Big Island is one of the most beautiful places on Earth ...

MAUNA KEA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- At the summit of Mauna Kea, something new is unfolding at the Gemini Observatory — and it's rooted in something very old. The observatory has launched its ...

A live camera at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano captured a rare sight this week — a swirling “volnado” forming next to a fountain of lava, the latest dramatic reminder of the mountain’s restless nature.