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At 2:58 a.m. HST on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, a small explosion occurred at Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai‘i Volcanoes...

A prominent new gas vent broke through the lower east wall of Halema‘uma‘u this week, doubling the already elevated level of sulfur dioxide gas being...

Last week was a family reunion of sorts, as Pele met her sister, Namakaokaha`i, when lava from Kīlauea Volcano entered the ocean for the first time...

Now that lava flows have reached the ocean below Royal Gardens subdivision, the concern 7 months ago of lava pouring northeast from a new vent toward...

After a few brief forays into the upper reaches of the Royal Gardens subdivision over the last several weeks, the Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) flow...

TEB rootless shield flank failure.

Until last November, the current eruption was characterized by a perched lava channel. The fissure system that opened up just east of Pu`u `O`o on...

Royal Gardens subdivision was back in the news again this past week as a lava flow from the July 21 fissure advanced to within 300 m (985 ft) of the...

The Father's Day eruption last June occurred in the most frequently active segment of Kīlauea's east rift zone. What is this segment, and why are...

January 3, 2008, marks the 25th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing Pu`u O`o-Kupaianaha eruption.