Stunning misty morning views of lava fountains at Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu Crater were framed by a rainbow during the volcano’s ...

Volcanoes act as windows deep into Earth. They help us understand the formation of our planet and the others in our solar ...

When active, Kīlauea pumps out thousands of tons of volcanic gases, namely water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.

Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources issued a statement July 25 saying officials are “deeply saddened” by the “loss of life” following the tragic recovery nearly a week ago of the bodies ...

Lava is once again shooting skyward at Kīlauea's summit in Hawaiʻi, as Episode 27 of explosive fountaining was captured by ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit ...

HPR contributor Betsy Brown spoke with a USGS geologist during the last eruptive episode to find out what’s causing this ...

A two-vehicle collision on Kūhiō Highway in Kīlauea resulted in multiple injuries, a critical condition for a driver, and a ...

Two woman were found dead “deep within” a large banyan tree more than a week after it toppled in Hawaii, police said. No foul ...

Kīlauea’s eruption on September 10 ended after six days and “was the briefest of the five eruptions that have occurred at the summit of Kīlauea since 2020,” the USGS said.

Kīlauea, which has been erupting on the Big Island of Hawai’i since late September, is giving geoscientists front-row seats to lava fountains and sulfurous vog (otherwise known as volcanic smog).

Update at 3:12 a.m. July 21, 2025: Hawai‘i Island police on Sunday afternoon recovered the bodies of two women from within a massive iconic banyan tree that uprooted and crashed down a week ago across ...