I t's one of my favorite drives, leading to one of Hawaii 's most distinctive towns. Surrounded by a rainforest, the small town of Volcano on the Island of Hawaii sits on the slopes of Kilauea volcano, right outside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at a cool 4,000 feet elevation.

The ground beneath Kilauea continues to tremble as the volcano maintains its episodic eruption within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's summit caldera. Since December 23, 2024, when the U.S. Geological Survey raised the alert to WARNING status before lowering it to WATCH level hours later,

The quake happened just a few minutes after Kilauea’s 37th eruptive episode came to an end, which saw over 9 hours of sustained lava fountaining, according to volcano monitors.

Kilauea's most recent eruption drew in flocks of visitors. Here's what travelers should know about the natural spectacle.

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled the Island of Hawaii late Tuesday night, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported. The quake occurred at 11:49 p.m. HST on November 25, 2025, about 9 miles south-southeast of Fern Forest. It originated roughly 3 miles below sea level.

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has unleashed a spectacular display of blood-red lava, painting the sky in fiery shades of crimson. Kilauea — one of the world’s most active volcanoes — has been erupting intermittently since December,

Cameras on one of Hawaii's Big Island volcanoes have captured a stunning timelapse of the mountain's three previous eruption episodes.

State health officials said low levels of a chemical used as an industrial solvent were detected in a water sample collected from the Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park water system. The Hawaii Department of Health said in a news release that low levels of ...

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