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Ninety years ago this month, Kīlauea was exploding.

New camera position on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; The active front of the Kahauale‘a 2 flow

Lava overflows Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, Kahauale‘a 2 flow remains active

The Kahauale‘a 2 lava flow, fed by a vent on the northeast edge of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, is currently the only active flow along Kīlauea Volcano's...

Kahauale‘a 2 flow moving slowly through remote forest, spattering at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Kahauale‘a 2 flow continues moving through remote forest, more lava pond activity in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Every year about this time, we write about the chemistry of lava erupting from Kīlauea Volcano.

Kahauale‘a 2 flow and lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō remain active

Six years is a blink of an eye in geologic time, but it can fly by for people, too. In a way, it doesn't seem very long ago that the summit eruption...

Kahauale‘a 2 flow still moving through forest northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, and a lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō