May 3, 2023 — Aerial view of Kīlauea Iki and Pu‘upua‘i

Kīlauea Iki and Pu‘upua‘i are visible in this aerial image taken during the May 3, 2023, Kīlauea summit monitoring overflight. Pu‘upua‘i is the cinder cone, which was built up by spectacular lava fountaining during the 1959 eruption in Kīlauea Iki crater. You can learn more about the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption here: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/1959-kilauea-iki-eruption. USGS image by K. Mulliken.