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

Continuous lava fountaining began about 2 p.m. today within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater ... Episode 12 started this morning with “sluggish” lava flows from the south and north vents of ...

The Big Island is home to one of the most lively volcanoes on Earth. And you can see why.

Kilauea’s latest eruption episode at Halemaumau crater came to a close this morning after nearly 13 hours of lava fountaining. The north vent, which had been feeding the lava flows, ceased ...

The lava flow reached about half a mile across Halemaʻumaʻu crater, which is part of the much larger Kilauea caldera at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea sits along the southeastern ...

Kilauea volcano began shooting lava into the ... fountaining from the floor of Haleumaumau Crater as newly emplaced lava flows exhibit intense heat shimmer and residual glow in some of their ...