#lava flow

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported the newest eruptive activity in the Big Island volcano’s summit caldera began at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, with a small lava flow exiting the north vent following low-level continuous lava spattering that started at about 5:40 a.m. from the same vent.

Visitors coming to view the 10-day-old eruption inside the volcano’s caldera at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park should expect a daytime traffic change and be aware that air quality could be bad this weekend.

This is the Big Island volcano’s third eruption this year, and all three happened in different parts of the mountain — the Southwest Rift Zone, East Rift Zone and now the summit caldera. The last time eruptions happened in all of these areas in the same year was 50 years ago!

Hawai‘i County officially announced the recipients of the second round of grants awarded for the Kīlauea Recovery Grant Program totaling $3.3 million.

According to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, it is not possible to say with certainty if this activity will lead to an eruption.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported signs of elevated unrest beneath the summit region Wednesday. No unusual activity has been noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.

The Big Island eco-tour company based in Volcano, offers a once-in-a-lifetime guided interpretive adventure — lava or not — to past and present eruptive activity of Kīlauea volcano and the greatest attractions at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, focusing on the volcano’s summit region and including discussions about endemic species and the Hawaiian culture.

Kīlauea eruptions in 2020–2021, 2021–2022, January–March 2023, and June 2023 started and remained within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, The newest eruption that began Sunday, September 10, also started as a lava fountain bursting from within Halemaʻumaʻu.

Steady rates of earthquakes have persisted in the area south of Kīlauea’s summit caldera since Aug. 22, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Most of these earthquakes have occurred at depths of 1–2 miles below the surface.

According Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, steady rates of earthquakes have persisted in this area since August 22, with no notable swarms in the past day.

Bill 56 establishes standards for how the County awards what’s left of $20 million in flexible funding it received in 2019 from the Hawai‘i Legislature to assist with recovery efforts, as well as any future relief funds.

Seeing that this eruption produced relatively thin and fast-moving pāhoehoe flows, we know the lava had a low viscosity. Essentially, it spread across the pre-existing ground surface like a coat of spilled paint rather than sticky tar. But why was the viscosity so low?

The Puna Road and Waterline Draft Environmental Assessment — for areas inundated by lava during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption — is complete and now available for public review.

In this week’s Volcano Watch, international scientists come to the Big Island to resume a training course about volcano hazards monitoring.

In the latest Volcano Watch, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists are looking for a new place to put a summit gas measuring station to replace the one destroyed by the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption.

Residents vented numerous concerns Thursday night during a public meeting to discuss the new draft Environmental Impact Statement for Puna Geothermal Venture’s proposed “Repower Project.”

Scientists explain why the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said during the initial state of the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption was within the caldera although people in Kona could see lava descending the western flank of the mountain.

It’s been almost five years since the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea volcano and resulting lava flow landlocked the Pohoiki boat ramp, yet the battle continues for funding to dredge the beach and reopen access to the ocean.

Despite the development of new volcano monitoring techniques, decades between the eruptions meant there were many uncertainties leading to the recent eruption of Mauna Loa on the Big Island.

Activity from the latest Kīlauea eruption is concentrated in a large lava lake in the eastern half of the summit crater and a smaller lake to the west.