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Halema‘uma‘u during October 16 lightning storm

Scattered breakouts persist northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

It happened again. Did you notice? Last week a portion of Kīlauea Volcano's south flank slowly slipped seaward. Its movement is part of a recurring...

Several small collapses as summit lava lake slowly drops

Scattered breakouts remain active northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - September 11, 2015

This week marks the one-year anniversary of when the June 27th lava flow, named for the date in 2014 that it began erupting from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Kīlauea...

New lava flows at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

In early 1918, visitors swarmed to Kīlauea Volcano to see a splendid show. The molten lake in Halema‘uma‘u had been rising and the pit was almost full...

For 15 years, we've been on a journey of discovery through Kīlauea's volcanic past. Today we review what's been learned on that journey and how new...