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Tūtū Pele couldn't let the incoming Kona storm system have all the fun, as Kīlauea began lava fountaining at approximately 9:17 a.m. on March 10.

Update: Episode 43 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 6:21 p.m. on March 10, 2026, and the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption is currently paused. Tephra fall has been reported outside of the ...

Story originally posted at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026: Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports that a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck shortly after 5 p.m. today (March 12) off the Kaʻū Coast of ...

Kilauea eruption episode 43 has begun, according to Hawaii County Civil Defense. Halema‘uma‘u is fountaining and creating tephra, which is falling in and around Volcanoes National Park, which has been ...

A man has died after entering a closed and hazardous area at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park last week, according to the ...

The Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation (VONA) is a notification product used by volcano observatories globally to inform ...

The Kīlauea summit area in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is temporarily closed due to dangerous amounts of tephra falling. Highway 11 is closed between Kīlauea summit area in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes ...

Kīlauea is back in the spotlight after Episode 43 of summit fountaining kicked off at 9:17 a.m. HST on Tuesday inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, prompting the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...