October 7, 2024 — Nāpau Crater forest fire continues to burn

An area of forest continues to burn in a remote area on the south rim of Nāpau Crater following the recent eruption on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Beginning around 4 p.m. HST on October 6, a smoke plume from the burning vegetation became visible in HVO webcam imagery, and intermittent incandescence was seen overnight. There were no indications of renewed eruptive activity from geophysical monitoring signals. On October 7, 2024, an overflight confirmed that the smoke and glow were due to a forest fire. USGS photo taken by L. DeSmither.