Posts by Stephen Geiger

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawai‘i – Hulō! A remarkable program of local musicians, hālau hula, Hawaiian games, arts and crafts plus exhibitors and food vendors will be featured at the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 40th Cultural Festival happening in Kahuku on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., free! The theme…

We are accepting applications between June 7th – July 26th, 2024 Email or call 808-229-8491 Guardians of the Trails engages motivated young adults ages 18-30 to complete challenging and impactful conservation and service projects throughout Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Project work may vary due to changes in environmental safety concern’s. Projects the crew typically works…

June 3, 2024 From Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: A new eruption of Kīlauea began on June 3, 2024 in a remote area southwest of the summit caldera. Distant lava glow was visible from summit overlooks before dawn. Maunaiki Trail is closed. USGS and park rangers are assessing the eruption area at this time. For Kīluaea…

Photos by Janice Wei

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park News Release* Release Date: February 1, 2024Contact: Jessica Ferracane, Public Affairs Specialist(808) 985-6018; jessica_ferracane@nps.gov HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi – A construction project to repair, improve or remove damaged buildings and infrastructure at the summit of Kīlauea volcano is underway in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. On Wednesday, contractors fenced off Jaggar Museum,…

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The eruption that began on September 10 has ended. No lava fountains, flows, or glow are visible at this time. USGS – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

September 10, 2023 From USGS – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 3:15 a.m./p.m. HST on September 10, 2023, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in Kīlauea summit webcam images and from field reports indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater and on the down dropped block to the east in…

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is excited to announce a stellar lineup of local musicians, hula hālau, Hawaiian games and crafts plus local exhibitors and vendors for the 39th annual Cultural Festival happening in Kahuku on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., free! Please view Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park news release for details

Kīlauea is no longer erupting. Lava supply to the Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake ceased on June 19 based upon lava lake levels and behavior of the crater floor. Sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased to near pre-eruption background levels.

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Courtesy of USGS – Hawaiian Volcano Observatory This is a Kilauea Eruption message for Wednesday June 7. Kīlauea volcano is erupting. At approximately 4:44 a.m. HST on June 7, 2023, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected glow in Kīlauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kīlauea’s summit caldera, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National…

Pele arrived again. How spectacular! She stopped on December 13, 2022, and now has returned in lightning speed on January 5, 2023.

Eruption in Mokuaweweo Caldera at the summit of Mauna Loa. Cell phone photo taken from The Kīlauea Visitor Center parking lot on Monday, 11/28/2022 at 6:15 a.m.