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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...

High view of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; West pit in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō thermal camera viewing geometry

During the past 4 months, the June 27th lava flow, named for the date in 2014 that it began erupting from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift...

Breakouts active northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, no recent overall advancement

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, but little forward progress

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude-5.2 earthquakebeneath the Island of Hawai‘i on Saturday, June 27...

Scattered breakouts northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, but little forward advancement

The dramatic opening of the Overlook crater within Halema‘uma‘u Crater on March 19, 2008, heralded a new period of activity for long time Kīlauea...