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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 32 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 6:35 a.m. HST on September 2. At that time, north vent dome fountains transitioned into taller lava fountains, which have since become inclined at about 45 degrees northeast, similar to but less inclined than those of episode 31. Current fountains are about 500…

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Friends of Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park Media Contact: Elizabeth Fien, President & CEOadmin@fhvnp.org808-985-7373 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HŌNAUNAU, HAWAIʻI – August 22, 2025 – Friends of Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park (FPOH) is proud to collaborate with epic historical drama Chief of War to bring to life a series of authentic…

Photo by Janice Wei Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 30 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 12:55 p.m. HST on August 6 after 12 hours of continuous fountaining. Lava fountains reached up to 165 ft (50 m) and erupted lava covering 80% of the crater floor during this episode.  A new fissure vent that…

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 29 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly around 6:35 p.m. HST on July 20 after over 13 hours of continuous lava fountaining. The north vent stopped erupting around 6:35 p.m. HST, marking the end of the episode; the weakly-active south vent had stopped erupting several hours earlier. Lava fountains did…

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 29 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended abruptly at 7:54 p.m. HST on June 29 after nearly 11 hours of continuous fountaining. Waning north vent fountains stopped completely at 7:54 p.m. HST, several hours after reaching maximum heights up to 1,100 ft (340 m). Flames were visible at the south vent…

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: The ongoing Halema‘uma‘u eruption is currently paused. Episode 25 ended on June 11. Summit inflation has resumed, along with persistent, low level seismic tremor. These observations, along with incandescence Visible in both the north and south vents overnight, suggest another episode is possible. Fountaining episodes have occurred approximately once per week since…

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: The ongoing Halema‘uma‘u eruption is currently paused. Episode 24 ended on June 5. Summit inflation has resumed, along with persistent, low level seismic tremor. Glow was visible from the south vent overnight.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: The Halema‘uma‘u eruption remains paused on May 18. Episode 23 is likely to begin in the next 3-6 days. Episode 22 ended at 3:29 p.m. HST on May 16. Both the north and south vents were incandescent last night but overnight glow from the episode 22 lava flows was greatly diminished. Kīlauea’s…

Photo by Janice Wei Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 21 ended at 08:34 p.m. HST on Sunday, May 11, 2025, after ~8 hours of sustained fountaining. The Halema’uma’u eruption is currently paused. The sustained fountaining phase of episode 21 began at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Lava fountains and flows erupted primarily from the…

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 19 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended on May 2. Episode 20 is likely to start in the next 1–3 days.  Kīlauea’s current eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) began on December 23, 2024. There have now been 19 episodes separated by pauses in activity. All eruptive activity…

Video by Elizabeth Fien Photo by Lynette Smith Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Episode 18 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption resumed with lava overflowing the south vent at 3:20 a.m. HST on April 22 followed by the onset of fountaining from both vents at 3:30 a.m. HST. Lava began overflowing the north vent at 3:47 a.m. HST.…

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: The ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is paused; episode 17 ended at 9:45 a.m. HST on April 9 when low fountaining at the south vent stopped. Both vents are now degassing but only the south vent is glowing at night. If the eruptive activity reverts to pre-episode 17 behavior, data indicate that episode 18…