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Lava continues to overflow Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō's eastern rim. Ocean entry near Kupapa‘u Point.
 

Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent, small lava lake in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō overflows crater, small ‘a‘ā flow on lower pali in Royal Gardens, and Lava flows...

Welcome to the 4th annual Volcano Awareness month!

The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude 4.4 earthquakelocated beneath Kīlauea volcano's south flank on...

Lava continues to enter the ocean around Kupapa`u Point.

January 3, 2013, marks the 30th anniversary of Kīlauea's ongoing Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption. Simplifying the past three decades into a single short article...

To the scientists who monitor the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, the scene in this photo seems familiar. A rising lava lake forms a symmetrical, perched lava pond...

Ocean entry and coastal plain breakouts remain active.

It is natural for most people, including scientists, to think that the aim of a volcano observatory is to observe and measure ongoing activity...

Thermal images of Peace Day flow on coastal plain.