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Just off the boardwalk at Haʻakulamanu (Sulphur Banks) in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, beneath an unassuming pile of rocks and rubble, lies the...

Hiking on the boardwalk at Haʻakulamanu, also known as Sulphur Banks, in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, is a multisensory experience. 

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists conducted a monitoring overflight of Kīlauea summit on November 10, 2026. 

“How tall is the fountain?”  

This is the question that volcano watchers keep coming back to once the lava fountains start at Kīlauea.  And there have...

When lava fountains have erupted at the summit of Kīlauea, one question always quickly follows: How tall is that fountain? 

On November 5, 2026, the summit of Kīlauea erupted lava fountains for six hours during the fifty-sixth episode of the eruption that began on December...

A new Data Release by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory provides measurements of lava fountain heights during episodes 1–50 of the ongoing...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a lava sampling mission and monitoring overflight of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea the...

If you've been wondering what Kīlauea's recent caldera intrusion means, you're not alone. 

A new paper led by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory tracks the geochemistry of the first year of lava fountains (episodes 1–39) erupted during...