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Kahauale‘a Cone and the Kahauale‘a flow.

Flows northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and views of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u.

It wasn't too long ago that tour buses shuttled hundreds of visitors a day to the Halema‘uma‘u parking lot.

February 2013 marked the first year of successful volcano monitoring and preparing for possible volcanic eruption for the California Volcano...

Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i — Kīlauea Volcano's summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u Crater marks its fifth year of continuous activity on Tues., Mar...

March 5, 2013, marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Kamoamoa fissure eruption on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone. This small, but...

Ocean entry and coastal plain breakouts remain active.
 

The Southwest Rift Zone (SWRZ) of Kīlauea is often overlooked as a source of eruptions, because the volcano's East Rift Zone is so much more active...

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Overlook pit, recently emplaced flows on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's spillway, spatter cone on northwest side of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's crater floor...

Understanding how the chemical composition of magma changes before an eruption occurs is not an easy task. A sample of lava erupted at the surface...