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Episode 17 lava covered nearly half the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu before it ending Wednesday

Kīlauea’s Volcano Alert Level remains at Watch and its Aviation Color Code at Orange and all eruptive activity remains confined within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. No changes have been detected in the East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone.

Kīlauea eruption continues with steady, moderate activity as new ‘hazard’ erupts

There are eyes watching and waiting for those awe-inspiring moments with more nefarious reasons in mind. “Thieves are looking for the right moment to steal your stuff,” said Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in a recent Facebook post.

Update: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowers alert levels for Kīlauea; expects eruption to stay at summit

On Thursday morning, one day after Kīlauea began erupting at 4:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has lowered  alert levels because the initial high effusion rates of lava and gas have declined, and no infrastructure is threatened. 

What’s happening with Big Island’s Kīlauea eruption now in its third week?

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.

Vog, air pollution predicted to hurt student test scores on Big Island

A new University of Hawaiʻi collaborative study by a team of experts estimates vog (volcanic smog) will have detrimental impacts on student test scores, especially students on the Big Island.